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I love 3-D, and for certain movies it can be really great, and for certain movies it can be poison.

I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a 'Jurassic Park.'

I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie.

I thought the idea of 'Smurfs' lent itself to the 3-D environment pretty well, I think, better than some of the farm animal movies that have been done before. I was a fan of the 'Smurfs' and they come with their own fan base, which I thought was nice.

I don't think every movie should be made in 3-D, and it should depend on whether it's one of these films that's more immersive or needs to be taken to another world. I'm interested in other formats.

'Shotgun Stories' and 'Take Shelter'... I was willing to make those with no money and no time. With 'Mud,' I just wanted to protect it until I could have the resources. It's a real tricky movie.

Adaptations are fun for me because they connect to the idea of filmmaking I had when I was a kid. I would see a movie and think: 'I'm gonna make that movie.'

'Animal Man' and 'Swamp Thing' have so many commonalities in tone and mood.

The visceral experience of seeing a movie in three dimensions, coming at you in the theater, is obviously here to stay, because it is a unique experience. I think that kind of format is only appropriate for some genres, but I'm all for it.

I have always wanted to do a show where I could stay home. When you make movies, you might as well take a dart and throw it at a map.