My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
Always in life bad times will lead to great times.
I'm a big believer in our connection to nature.
That's something we should be taught as kids To be okay with ourselves.
I feel most akin as an artist, in my life and my career, to Agatha Christie.
Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.
If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.
The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.
My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate.
My biggest fear in life is to be average.
I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.
Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop the key.
Are you in my dream too?
When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope.
I don't like to chase an audience. You can smell when someone is chasing an audience and it's not good.
If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea.
If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
I have worked hard and learnt that I have to make a decision - whether I am going to conform and protect myself or not. I chose not to.
I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.
I grew up watching Steven Spielberg and scary movies.
I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.
For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.
