No matter how many great performances or exciting visuals we put together for the movie, we found that it was all somewhat two dimensional until we added the emotional heart of Howard Shore's music. Then, and only then, did the film come to life.

To people in my industry I'm usually a guy that tries to generate his own projects and I remain very elusive when people try and attach me to big projects.

He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search.

What I love about films is that you can see "King Kong" and you can be affected by it and then you realize that he was just this little guy when he made that fall.

I regard myself as being the final filter so everything that ends up in the movie is there because it's something that I think was cool.

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.