“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.”

“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.”

“Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.”

“I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.”

“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.”

“Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.”

“I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about.”

“I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.”

“For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas.”

“You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.”

“I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.”

“The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.”