I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine that I'm an audience member. I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience. There are other types of genre films that I need to be able to direct from the audience, to be right next to you watching the picture being made.

I just had a crazy, wild imagination all my life, and science fiction is the greatest outlet for me.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.

This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.

I usually do about five cuts as a director. I haven't ever directed a film where I haven't made five passes through the movie, and that takes a long time.

Tracking action without cutting is the least jarring method of placing the audience into a real-time experience where they are the ones making the subtle choices of where and when to look.

My head's not in the clouds, but I think I've gotten too much credit for being an astute businessman.