[The way Stanley Kubrick] tells a story is antithetical to the way we are accustomed to receiving stories.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

I guess my first digital movie was 'Tintin' because 'Tintin' has no film step. There is no intermediate film step. It's 100% digital animation, but as far as a live-action film, I'm still planning to shoot everything on film.

My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.

I hate that people think it's wrong to say you're inspired by Jaws or by Raiders Of The Lost Ark. You're allowed to be.

I've discovered I've got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces.

The best time of my life has been the three instances where I have been there for the birth of my children. That is, nothing [else] has ever come close.