I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable.

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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...

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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;...

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was...

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was...

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...

It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you...

It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you...

When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn't be asking us to do...

When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn't be asking us to do...

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...

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...

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'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...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box.

It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box.

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...