I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business.

We've become so glorified in the movie-star system that it's become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we're circus clowns.

Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?

I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything.

The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.

In this day and age, where you have a lot of comic book movies made every day, and most of them are really good boys, it's important to have a couple bad boys out there, too.

My father always used to say to me, it doesn’t matter what the profession is, but if they’re the best in their field, it will always be fascinating to watch.