In short form I'll say it was an approach to the family and to [author] Jon Krakauer that then led to me seeming to rise to the top of the heap of several filmmakers that were trying to get the rights. And by top of the heap I mean in terms of being somebody that was trusted to do it as they said they were going to attempt to do it and that this way of doing it would be something they would be willing to allow.

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.

On any movie I'm involved with, I say what I think.

I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution.

I think we all have light and dark inside us.

The greatest fear in my life was getting happy. I'm not so afraid of that anymore.

The bottom line is, you love your wife, you do your best with that.