And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and open up your veins and get in a warm tub and just go away. And then…

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Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the...

Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the...

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want...

When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want...

I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have...

I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have...

We create monsters and then we can't control them.

We create monsters and then we can't control them.

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think...

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you...

I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you...

Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but...

Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but...

Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about...

Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because...

I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because...

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...