Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you can't turn around.

Chris Cooper I got to work with many times.

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

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.

I feel like everything I make is personal to me.

Don't differentiate between 'This is a job' and 'This is what I'm doing for fun.' It's all simultaneous.