For A Lot Of My Childhood, I

I Want To Make A Series Of Movies That Run Together, So If Any Crazy Lunatic Wants To Watch Them All In A Row, There Will Be A Consistency Of Tone.

I'm A Beatles Fan, And I Remember In The Mid-1980s, When Cds First Came Out, There Was A Sound Of Vinyl And The Sound Of The Needle On It That People Loved, And Suddenly Cds Were Threatening.

No Matter How Many Great Performances Or Exciting Visuals We Put Together For The Movie, We Found That It Was All Somewhat Two Dimensional Until We Added The Emotional Heart Of Howard Shore's Music. Then, And Only Then, Did The Film Come To Life.

Filmmaking For Me Is Always Aiming For The Imaginary Movie And Never Achieving It.

When You're Casting A Movie And When You're Shooting A Film, The Eyes Are The Most Important Feature Of Any Performer, Really. Any Great Actor Literally Knows Exactly How To Use Their Eyes, And Even As A Filmmaker I Love Shooting Huge Close-ups Because It's Those Eyes That Mean So Much To Me.