To His Ex-wife In Court, He Said

I Regard Myself As Being The Final Filter So Everything That Ends Up In The Movie Is There Because It's Something That I Think Was Cool.

The Director Has To Win, Because You Should Never Force A Director To Shoot Something They Don't Believe In.

I Adore Physical Miniatures And Try To Use Them As Much As I Can And Have A Bit Of A Fetish About That.

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.

The Music In A Film Like This Is As Critical As Anything Because Kong Is Mute. He Doesn't Talk.