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

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

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.

I think, as you're growing up, your emotions are just as deep as they are when you're an adult. You're ability to feel lonely, longing, confused or angry are just as deep. We don't feel things more as we get older.

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

I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.

On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise.