Acting is the most fun. I like to do it and it's great that I can still do that, but you know, you don't really have a lot of control over things, so it's real hit or miss. |
As we were thinking of Santa Claus we wanted someone who was sort of gruff, but has a heart and there's a familiarity with [Asner]. |
At first you want to have a reputation as being talented or funny or...you know...special. As you go through it you just the biggest compliment you can get is to be...to get recognized that you're a real pro and consummate professional. |
Elf |
I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there. |
I find that people...very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt. |
I looked at the top 10 films every year, and half of them were made for families. That's a safety zone. There is more opportunity for pure storytelling when you're dealing with the family audience and more creative freedom to explore different genres without being held to the same standard as movies geared toward an adult audience. |
I used to be in arts and stuff. But I never was encouraged to...I was...aimed toward the sciences. |
If you use too much CGI, |
John Carter of Mars |
Now it seems all so familiar, but at the time it was cutting edge and we were grouped with all that independent film stuff, Vince and I and (director) Doug Liman too, and Ron, we've hit the mainstream as we're closing in on 40 years old and now we're the system. |
The key to writing real characters is not to treat everybody like a real person and give everybody a good side and a bad. |
The kids movies aren't very good, so the kids end up watching movies that are more geared toward adults. My 4-year-old wants to see 'Spider-Man.' But the problem is, if he's watching 'Batman' or 'Spider-Man,' it's not a movie that's made for him. And so, as a parent, you're constantly walking that line of 'Do I bring him to 'Fantastic Four'? Do I bring him to this?' |
The prospect of [airing on TV] was very enticing to us as we made this. So, as edgy and current as we wanted to make it, we didn't want to date it either. |
We're trying to find a seat on the bus. |