The real tough thing is working with actors. I'm a designer and used to working with artists, so there is some familiarity with the personalities that come up, but actors are their own animal.

One of the things I've always tried to do in filmmaking is that you don't tell the story, you try to show it.

The advantages of a virtual production pipeline are that you can reduce the footprint of your production down to the size of the stage.

I never feel like I'm the guy that's got all the answers.

I love the interplay with other smart and creative people who have got better ideas than I do and that I can bring something to, as well.

The fact that there are awards and exhibitions and some people know who I am is just all gravy. I'm lucky to just work in an industry where I get to play so much.

My problem has been with purely digital films. I feel the danger there is that the kind of short-cuts you end up having to take are the ones that are most telling in the main characters.

You want to feel appreciated, definitely. I think I've been very lucky to have a long enough career, so that I do get this kind of feedback.

Even in traditional filmmaking, you're always trying to find novel ways of telling stories, and this is different.

You gain wisdom and you don't make the same mistakes.

The world is my country all mankind are my brethren and to do good is my religion.

Do all things with love.

There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.

A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.

I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.

American families be warned, if the White House doesn't send your jobs overseas, they'll send your kids.

Smile / to see the lake / lay / the still sky / And / out for an easy / make / the dragonfly.

I'm thinking of doing more theatre. It makes me very happy.

I have learned a great truth of life. We do not succeed in spite of our challenges and difficulties, but rather, precisely because of them.

Staring into the dragon's maw, one quickly learns wisdom.