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

I had no choice. It was just something that happened. I was always looking for ways to act out, and I got a camera and it acted out for me.

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.

My dad took me to my first movie. It was 'The Greatest Show on Earth' in 1952, a movie of such scale it was actually a traumatic experience.

All I have to do is pose for a picture and I'm getting married to the person standing next to me.

Audience members are only concerned about the story, the concept, the bells and whistles and the noise that a popular film starts to make even before it's popular. So audiences will not be drawn to the technology; they'll be drawn to the story. And I hope it always remains that way.

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.