I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness.

I always wanted to find a way to apply my acting in a big mad monster movie where I was transforming into this scary entity.

Everything we do impacts someone else's life.

I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic tricks.

I'm always going to judge somebody on their work ethic, and whether or not they made me feel something, or whether or not I felt they did a good job. To me, it's important to try to block anything personal out and look at the performance, in any field.

I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.

I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things.