When I first moved up to San Francisco to write Where The Wild Things Are, I had a couple moments where I talked to somebody, and they're like, "Oh, I love that book. I love this part of it," or, "This is what it means to me." And it's like, "Well, I don't know. I guess that's not what I'm making the movie about." But very early on, I don't know, we sort of let go of that fear.

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

If I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.

I am better at math than spelling.

Big emotions that are unexplained are really scary. At least to me.

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

Chris Cooper I got to work with many times.