If I Stopped Having Passion, I'd Be

Everybody Has Something That Chews Them Up And, For Me, That Thing Was Always Loneliness. The Cinema Has The Power To Make You Not Feel Lonely, Even When You Are.

I Love What I Do For A Living, It's The Greatest Job In The World, But You Have To Survive An Awful Lot Of Attention That You Don't Truly Deserve And You Have To Live Up To Your Professional Responsibilities And I'm Always Trying To Balance That With What Is Really Important.

Some People Are Cowards... I Think By And Large A Third Of People Are Villains, A Third Are Cowards, And A Third Are Heroes. Now, A Villain And A Coward Can Choose To Be A Hero, But They've Got To Make That Choice.

If You Look At Romantic Comedies As Pieces Of Commerce, The Audience Is Looking For Wish Fulfillment.

By And Large, The Making Of Motion Pictures Is All About, 'let's Ratchet It Up.' And I Always Think, 'we Don't Need To Ratchet This Up.' If You Do, Don't Call It 'captain Phillips' Or 'the Maersk Alabama.' Call It Something Else, And Then You Have Carte Blanche To Do Anything, Down To Sea Serpents And Aliens.