Well, I wasnt just kind of standing in a queue at McDonalds and someone sat down and said, Youre the director of a $100 million Hollywood movie. Ive been working in commercials for ten years.

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.

Trying to ground everything in reality was the most important thing to me.

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

Our story is a 'once upon a time', but it's not a 'happy ever after'.

Once you know the world you know how your character fits into it.

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

I went to America with a very specific idea of what I wanted to do.

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?

I think it's possible to make a blockbuster that is actually emotional. They don't need to be mutually exclusive.

What’s it like to be in love?”"It’s the most wonderful and terrible thing that can ever happen to you,

It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

uh, yeah, I love...worms" Classic. Someone should record the gold that flows from my mouth.

The awesome part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier.

If you take Christ out of Christianity, Christianity is dead. If you remove grace out of the gospel, the gospel is gone. If the people do not like the doctrine of grace, give them all the more of it.

It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

Within-group conflict is always personal and emotional - even if it begins with impersonal issues.

There are only one or two geniuses every century.

I sometimes get caught up in the big goals...That aren't really the ultimate goal, which is to be happy for what you have.