People call Kong "a monster." He's not. There's nothing evil about Kong. He's just another creature who has opened up a little bit of his heart to Ann and it proves to be his undoing.

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.

She was drowning—in friendliness, in community—and she was starting to think she didn't want to get pulled out.

No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved.

Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know.

I'm a bad woman, but I'm damn good company.

I say a lot of things I shouldn't say.

You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Razo was sorely tempted to assert that all was true and he'd lost his horns and tail in a tragic childhood accident

There is no better game in the world when you are in good company, and no worse game when you are in bad company.

Practice humility and patience.