There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One was 'Lord of the Rings' and one was 'The Matrix.' But I was actively involved at that time raising my family, and I couldn't really take that time out.

Mike Myers as Austin Powers makes me laugh - that was genius - and Daffy Duck makes me laugh, but I like odd behavior. I don't like hip dialogue and one-liners and all that sort of cool, sophomoric comedy. It's just not for me.

I don't want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That's just not what I want to do.

I've always had an interest in Louisiana, especially New Orleans.

You can't make your choices based on what critics think. You have to make your choices based on what's honest for you.

Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audiences are still willing to go along for the ride.

All movies on some level can aspire to be more than just whatever the label is of the movie.