In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture.

A good year for me is when me and my family are in good health. I'm just lucky to have good years doing something I like to do.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

Usually, when special effects get in the way, it's because the story isn't strong enough. If you don't start with a strong screenplay, it's easy to fall back on special effects, thinking it's going to carry you. But it never works. It's just tiresome.

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home.

I'm just trying to think what other sequels there were. There was the James Bond movies and not many. I think sequels have become a recent idea of franchising.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.