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

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

I am better at math than spelling.

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.

I was lucky enough to know Maurice Sendak, and talked to him about doing the movie. For a while, I was really apprehensive of it, because Where The Wild Things Are is a book I love so much, and I didn't want to add something to it just to be able to make a movie, or put my stamp on it, or something like that.

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

I don't understand the whole testing-numbers thing. It is not how I want to make movies.