I wanted people to believe that there could still be this little undiscovered piece of the world that survives still on Skull Island.

I regard myself as being the final filter so everything that ends up in the movie is there because it's something that I think was cool.

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

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

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love.

A pregnant woman is like a beautiful flowering tree, but take care when it comes time for the harvest that you do not shake or bruise the tree, for in doing so, you may harm both the tree and its fruit.

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.