Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows.

Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.

Any journey in life, if not done for human reasons of understanding and love, would be a very empty and lonely one.