It's rare for the studios to find a filmmaker who wants to make a family film. To find someone that has an idea, embraces it, has kids and wants to make something exciting - well, they don't see that too often.

I don't think anyone can be more of a predator than a human being.

Don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic.

It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up.

Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.

The accidents are things that audiences always remember most, I've found on my own movies. The things that they like the most are the things that were just by accident. So you have to create a situation where nothing but accidents can happen the entire time.

You create superheroes to take care of problems that can't really be solved another way.