I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.

I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.

I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior of their character, and actors really love to discuss that too.

Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from a totally fearless place, which is really refreshing and inspiring.

I've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it just made sense for me to set 'Burlesque' on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. It's a place I know intimately well and love, and I think there's a great story to be told with L.A.

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.

I've been involved in burlesque for a really long time and I've always been really interested in burlesque, and I was writing musicals for different studios.