I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist.

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was.

No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was 9 years old.

Structure is important in film, but there's often structure to be found in the most unlikely of places! It's quite possible to build a structured story and retain idiosyncrasy.

It's all about his determination. You never, ever, give up once you start something, once you're on the trail of something you don't stop and that's what you have to go through when you're making a movie too. Once the train's rolling, you have to stick with it.

One of the first movies I ever saw was 'Batman,' based on the TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward.