I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision.

The older I get, the more I look at movies as a moving miracle.

I compose the frame literally with the camera. Unless it makes a story point.

I want to be the Cecil B. DeMille of science fiction.

I feel I'm all over my movies. I know my movies are all over me.

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.

I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would.