I love my kids as individuals, not as a herd, and I do have a herd of children: I have seven kids.

In the whole history of movies, there has been nothing like Kubrick's vision. It was a vision of hope and wonder, of grace and of mystery, of humour and contradictions. It was a gift to us, and now it's a legacy.

And I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director.

Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as 'The Pacific'.

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

You can't start a movie by having the attitude that the script is finished, because if you think the script is finished, your movie is finished before the first day of shooting.

I don't make unconventional stories; I don't make non-linear stories. I like linear storytelling a lot.