I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.

Chris Cooper I got to work with many times.

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.

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 always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. I try to be invisible.

Music is thousands and thousands of years old and I don't think that basic, primitive connection to the language of music ever changes.

I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.