In This Day And Age, You Need

I'm Not Tied To Budgets. I'm Tied To The Story That I Want To Tell, And How Much It's Going To Cost Is Up To Whatever The Economic Situation Of The Studio Is.

I've Been A Book Collector Since I Was Young, Since I Was A Kid.

Movies Are The Biggest Export In The World, The Biggest American Export. It Influences People All Over The World.

I Learn More From The Audience Than I Can From Anybody Else. Not From What They Write On The Scorecards, But How They Respond To The Movie While They're Watching It - Where They Laugh And Where They React.

They Say Your Childhood Influences Your Tastes And Interests, Or Your Approach If You're An Artist. So What You Create, Whatever You Saw, Whatever Your Childhood Was Like - It Influences How You're Going To End Up.