I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning.

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.

If you work at love, you will find love at work.

Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.

Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

Every film is a challenge. I always say that making a movie is like film school - you're always learning. But unlike most schools, you never get done with it. You never learn everything.

I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

We wouldn't have much need of a war if people stopped using drugs. It's like taking up a fight against the use of headache remedies

To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.

I never met a person who loved everybody I didn't dislike.

In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city - except for bombing.

I love writing for the screen.

But also, it's a wonderful thing for children to see the birthing of puppies, to see nature at its best when it works and to have the experience of the puppies.

In comedy, it's very, very important to be able to open up so that people feel they're included.

[On cloning sheep:] Oh great, just what we need - more sheep.

Fifty percent of people want to sleep with me, and the other 50 percent want to kill me.

How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars