Misinterpretation leads me to inspiration and creativity because I think my brain is trying to figure out some information that I'm confused about.

I think always my interest in making movies is to have something really technical mixed with something that was not so formal...something free.

I don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see Charlie Chaplin's movies there is a combination of drama, naivety and social meaning that I can see in myself, at a different level.

That's what the internet is: it's like bombarding your eyeballs with these myriad blinking colour lights. It's like trying to watch a movie on your phone in the middle of Times Square.

I think animation is a very truthful way to express your thoughts, because the process is very direct. That's what I've always liked about animation, particularly abstract animation. You go from the idea to execution, straight from your brain. It's like when you hear someone playing an instrument, and you feel the direct connection between the instrument and his brain, because the instrument becomes an extension of his arms and fingers. It's like a scanner of the brain and thought process that you can watch, or hear.

I don't thrive on control. I'm not looking for control. I think I get better results when I don't control things.

In a way, putting actors deep into this sort of complicated universe frees them from thinking about who they should be. They just are somebody.