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.

Writing a screen play with a group of collaborators is like the Lennon McCartney collaboration .... sometimes one or two people do more than others on certain parts of the process and vice versa.

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.

I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.

It's interesting how the frame rate actually changes the perception of the 3D as well as making it more comfortable to watch.

I adore physical miniatures and try to use them as much as I can and have a bit of a fetish about that.