On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise.

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If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances.

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As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the world to be great for them. You want their life to be easy and happy.

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I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.

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I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit...

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Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy.

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I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing room that's shaped by getting to know the person...

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You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

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It's fun when you start a movie, because it's kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping... you get to make your wish list and you start thinking about what each character needs.

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The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere.

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