I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.