I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.

If I can make one generalised statement, and generalised statements are never entirely true, nobody wants to be talked down to, kids included.

I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.

As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the world to be great for them. You want their life to be easy and happy.

It's fun when you start a movie, because it's kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping... you get to make your wish list and you start thinking about what each character needs.

Even in this world where you’re getting everything you need and having this nice life, there’s still loneliness and longing and disconnection.

The fact that Maurice Sendak said, "This is something that I made at your age, this was something that was personal to me, and now you need to take it and make something that's personal to you." I don't know, but we made the Where The Wild Things Are movie that we set out to make, and Maurice loves it. If Maurice was anxious about it, then I would be petrified.