There are films that are difficult. There are films that would actually affect your personal life because of the length of the production, how long [you're away] from the family.

The greatest directors are the greatest users. They use people's talents to tell the story that they want to tell.

It's great to be recognized for work, and the work is great, but once you have the awards, it becomes less important. It just gives you the ability to do better work, in my opinion.

Very few people make exterior movies anymore. It's always action films driven by action and quick editing.

If you take away 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan', I like 'Minority Report' a lot.

I had very little involvement with 'TinTin'. Very little involvement. So I can't really elaborate on that either.

["War Horse"] does have action as well, but we allow the audience to appreciate the environment where these characters are from because the lens shapes the people, as we know.

It would be horrible to be micro-managed! I don't think directors can really micro-manage people. It's just impossible.

[I] love 'Munich', man. That's a very underappreciated film.

Really fantastic film, 'Munich'. So yeah, if I would say, what's the most underappreciated film, I think 'Munich' would be the one.

I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started ['Lincoln'].

Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.

God, how I have wasted my life.

Tell 'em the truth and they call you a traitor, Talk to 'em honestly and they call you a hater.

The use of animals in medical research remains absolutely essential.

Republican governors trying to suppress the vote.

I designed collections around whatever struck my fancy ... fruits, vegetables, politics, or peacocks!

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

Literally since I could walk... I was performing.

Every audition I get, I agonise over and I put everything I can into it.

LSD is a catalyst or amplifier of mental processes. If properly used it could become something like the microscope or telescope of psychiatry.