I think we tried to make a film [Moon] that was about human beings as opposed to going from one special effects set piece to the next one, which is what a lot of science fiction films these days do.

Life and career kind of catches up with you.

I want to do my Blade Runner, which is like a future Berlin film, which is like a thriller, but it's much deeper characters, I think.

One of the biggest changes for me on a practical level of shooting the film was having a second unit.

I think I was brought up with games and I don't think that they're just Pac-Man or Space Invaders. I think we've moved on, I think that there are stories being told and worlds being explored.

Every film I try and make it the way I see it in my head, and it really just depends on the script and the people I'm working with or whatever interests me at that particular time.

I want to have the illegitimate child of independent film making and the budget to make it. That's my aspiration.

Sometimes there's a disjoint between what works on the page and what works with visual story telling.

I played lots of games and I was a fan of gaming, so I was always looking for new games.

Fantasy films tend to skew towards what Tolkien fantasy was, which is that the humans, the Hobbits and the cute creatures are the good guys, and everything that's ugly are the bad guys.

I think that idea of being far away from the people that you love is something that everyone can relate to.

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.

I will sow my seed. The sacred time will determine the harvest.

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence.

The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media.

Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.

Be secret and discreet; the fairy favors are lost when not concealed.

When we experience our fear, when we say the words "I am scared," we have the choice, the ability to acknowledge that being 'scared' is not who we are. It is not our identity.

Make the basic shot-making decision early, clearly and firmly, and then ritualize all the necessary acts of preparation.

Let me get this stright, Aya-Chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?" -Frizz mizuno