The director has to win, because you should never force a director to shoot something they don't believe in.

I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he? Merry: I wouldn't count on it Pip.

If you work at love, you will find love at work.

The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk.

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

I think that you can treat a classic like a museum piece -stuffed and mounted- or you can make it a living, breathing narrative that is unfolding right then and there.