I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning.

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.

I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning.

Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on Lord Of The Rings, but very quickly found out that the sheer scale prevented it.

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.

To his ex-wife in court, he said I lost interest in you when the Botox lost its effect and you looked like a plastic doll that escaped from a fire.

As a filmmaker, you are going to manipulate the character as you need to make the scenes work.