There's Something Quite Exciting When You Have

Once You Get Labeled, There's Nothing You Can Do About It.

There Was One Moment, And It Happened In School. I Had A Big Final Exam - We Were Supposed To Write A 20-page Report On This Book About Houdini. I Probably Would Have Loved Reading It, But I Didn't, So I Just Decided To Make A Little Super-8 Movie Based On It. I Tied Myself To The Railroad Tracks And All That. I Mean, This Is Kid Stuff, But It Impressed The Teacher, And I Got An A. And That Was Maybe My First Turning Point, When I Said, 'yeah, I Wouldn't Mind Being A Filmmaker.'

I Wouldn't Know A Good Script If It Bit Me In The Face.

Maybe It's Just In America, But It Seems That If You're Passionate About Something, It Freaks People Out. You're Considered Bizarre Or Eccentric. To Me, It Just Means You Know Who You Are.

I Remember Early In My Career With Disney, Which Was A Very Strange Time In The Company - There Were A Couple Of Executives Who Were Very Supportive Of Me And Kind Of Let Me Do My Own Thing.