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When I was 16, I felt very relieved to discover cinema. It was like an island where I could see life and death from another perspective. Every young person should be interested in that island. It's a beautiful place.

In my sort of young, idealistic mind, I was just like, 'Well, it's either theater or film for me, and that will be that!'

After I had done the first 'Pirates' movie and 'Secret Window,' I went on vacation to escape with my kiddies and my girl, and someone said that there was an island down the road for sale. I said, 'Oh well, let's go see it.' I looked at it, I walked on it, and I was done. It had to be.

By the time I was 10 or 11, I knew I wanted to make films.

I knew I wanted to make a movie that hadn't really existed in a while in terms of being a teenager.

I was in my first movie when I was five. I just loved to entertain and put on a show.

By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.

Well, unbeknownst to everybody, I did a movie when I was 19.

I was 18 years old when I booked 'Youth in Revolt,' and it was my first movie, and I was starring in that movie - and even then, I didn't feel like I had made it.

When I was young, I loved movies so much I wanted to make one.