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I've always avoided sequels, unless I felt there was something fresh.

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.

I think you kind of need to acknowledge that the reason why sequels do well is because people that loved the first one come back.

I don't like sequels at all. If the movie's good the first time, why bother?

That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before.

I'm not big on sequels; I've done them, but I like doing little things that have their own timelessness to them, classic type things, and then you go onto something new.