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I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.

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

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'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.

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.

I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.

My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.