It's Boredom. No Other Reason Than That.

So Much Of Making Movies Is About Discovery On The Day, What You're Figuring Out. If You Know Everything Going In, Then It's Not Worth Doing - It's Already Done. I'm Interested In Finding People Who I Think Have A Voice - And A Very Specific Voice.

I Think Happiness Is Overrated. Satisfied, At Peace-those Would Be More Realistic Goals.

What Occurred To Me On [‘the Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’], And Also With The Passing Of Her Mother, Is That There's Going To Come A Time When I'm Not Going To Get To Be With This Person Anymore. I'm Not Going To Get To Be With My Children Anymore. Or Friends, People I Love And Respect. And So, If We Have A Flare-up, It Evaporates Now. I Don't Want To Waste Time Being Angry At Someone I Love.

We Still Check In With Each Other. She Was A Big Part Of My Life, And Me Hers. I Don't See How There Cannot Be [that]. That's Life, Man. That's Life.

I'm Actually Very Snobbish About Directors. I Have To Say No All The Time. 'no' Is The Most Powerful Word In Our Business. You've Got To Protect Yourself… To Leave Home, It's Got To Be Worth Leaving. It's Got To Be Worth It.