If they could offer up a way to go to the moon that wouldn't kill you, I'd sign up.

Directing is a constant test of your communicative powers. You're constantly trying to explain people your vision of what you want and steer these tiny little details into a cohesive thing.

I think I'm lucky that I had kids as spread out as much as I did, 'cause my son, my oldest, was born when I was 21. And my youngest is 15 now. He was born when I was 40, you know?

I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.

An animatic is a process where every voice and every sound effect is added to rough animated drawings and it lasts exactly as long as the final movie. So you actually get to go into a screening room with the rest of the cast and you get to see it all at the same time.

Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.