There are things that I invented - the creaky geriatric robot that is always grumpy, for example, or the little wheelie guy, he's not in the Hasbro lore. But kids love that stuff - this little guy as a pet on a chain. They gravitate towards it.

Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.

I don't change my style for anybody. Pussies do that.

Some nights I sleep like a baby. Other nights it's, Oh God, I just came up with a bomb shot.

I make movies that audiences like, that I'd want to see. That's all.

What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, youve got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top.

I'm one of the few directors that actually shoots a lot in camera.