I have never before, in my long and eclectic career, been gifted with such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming 'War Horse' on Dartmoor.

You know, I don't really do that much looking inside me when I'm working on a project. Whatever I am becomes what that film is. But I change; you change.

I was afraid of small spaces and I was afraid of the tree outside my window, and I had all these phobias. I think many kids have those phobias, but I probably had more than most.

I've always been interested in how we survive and how resourceful we are as Americans.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say 'take me or leave me.'

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

Money to me is not a factor in my life.