There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.

Well, luckily with animation, fantasy is your friend.

I did 50 takes on Robert Shaw assembling the Greener Gun on 'Jaws.' The shark wasn't working, so I just kept shooting to make the production report look like we were accomplishing something and to keep cast and crew from going crazy from boredom. It was a strategic indulgence.

My dad's been responsible for a lot of my issues.

I'd love to build a company that will continue to make movies well beyond me someday. And I'd like to help start something great, even investing in it myself.

I love history, so I do a lot of movies about history.

Making a movie and not directing the little moments is like drinking a soda and leaving the little slurp puddle for someone else.