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

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.

Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.

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

Everything is in a script for a reason, and only by being part of a writing team (or writing it yourself), do you really understand the intention of every beat.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

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