I applied everything that I could muster creatively to this mission to find a way to create a new 'Jurassic Park' movie for a new generation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Obviously it's a thrill to direct a 'Jurassic Park' film, and it's a great honor.
It's really cool I get to be part of this 'Jurassic Park' universe.
Everything about doing 'Jurassic World' was a dream come true.
Out of the blue, I received this offer and invitation to be a part of this movie, 'The Good Dinosaur.' I turned to my Pixar experts, my kids, and asked them what this could all be about. Of course, they flipped out, and it was pretty obvious from their reaction that I was going to do this.
'Jurassic' is a legacy and a classic. Steven Spielberg created something pretty spectacular. It's actually really interesting, when I look at it, I ask, 'How has my life changed since being Lex?' And I can literally walk into just about any city in the world and people will know who I am.
'Jurassic Park' was able to get away with big, dynamic filmmaking that might be out of place in another kind of story.
As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.
My early exposure to all the leviathans of the Saturday matinee creature features inspired me, when I grew up, to make 'Jurassic Park.'
I had to travel into the future and direct 'Jurassic World' as myself in 20 years - and I did.
I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a 'Jurassic Park.'