I am a very impatient director.

I once said that CGI makes you less inventive. At the time I was bemoaning the loss of the practical stunt. If a stunt can be done practically and safely, I'd rather do it old-style.

I just think that the qualities of leadership are unknown even to the leader until he's tested and given a challenge.

Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.

Making a movie is like a stagecoach ride through the Old West: at first you wish for a pleasant trip, and after a while you just hope you reach your destination.

I simply adore 'The Simpsons.' I go to bed in a 'Simpsons' T-shirt.

The internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows about us. The thrilling thing is, that will make us feel we're part of the medium. The scary thing is, we'll lose our right to privacy. An ad will appear in the air around us, talking directly to us.