It doesn't take that many years for a kid to realise that they're going to die. It's always there in the back of their mind the rest of their lives.

Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.

I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.

It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking on my own and garden. In fact, gardening is probably what I enjoy doing more than anything else.

I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.

I think if you don't say something it's lying by omission. I personally think it's immoral.