All of the movies that last, that you return to, the movies that struck you as a kid and continue to open up to you 10 years later and 10 years after that - those are the movies I want to make. Those things are eternal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The constant is always mythologies and the very first stories that we have. All of the movies that last, that you return to, the movies that struck you as a kid and continue to open up to you 10 years later and 10 years after that - those are the movies I want to make. Those things are eternal.
I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.
The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.
I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.
My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.
Life is short. I'm 47 years old. I've got 10 years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those 10 years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've made a ton of movies in my life, but so what?
The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.
There's only a certain number of movies I'm going to get made, and it's important to me that they each be original somehow.
I like movies where you can come back and re-watch them and admire the cinematography 25 years later.
I am so picky about what films I get myself into because it's such an explosion of energy and commitment once you get in there, you destroy your life until you deliver these films. I never want to be in the position of making films that won't be a great use of 90 minutes of someone's life.