By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around..

I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films..

It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing..

The first cut I do is usually between five and 10 minutes shorter then the cut that we release. Anything I think isn't working or might not work, I d….

Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true..

I don't believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it's the reason you took the movie, or because you always wante….

There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to being able to be a stand up. An….

It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that..

They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh..

I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years..

Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars,….

Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept.….

I'm not the one or two take guy, but I'm not the 20, 30, 50, 70 take guy either. If I do a bunch of takes, like more than five or six, it's usually f….

We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on..

When I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the move. And in each case they moved u….

When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And then through editing, a….

I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also h….

The weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a plane, I view it as a failed suicide attempt..

These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school..