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.

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

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 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.

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

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

What the world is like from a nine-year-old's point of view? My memory is that nothing is explained to you, you've got to try to figure it out, pick up clues from the people around you, try to figure it out from their reactions.