A Good Movie Humanizes People.

The Writing Process Was Some Of The Most Exciting And Rewarding Moments Of My Life. It Felt A Lot Like Being In A Band.

And The Best Films Feel Like A Fist Punching You In The Solar Plexus And All Elements Of The Filmmaking Process - The Acting, The Design, The Cinematography, The Music, Is All Working To One End.

It's Interesting To Work With Emma [watson] So Quickly After Harry Potter. When We Shot This Movie, It Wasn't That Long After Harry Potter Was Finished, And It's Knowing That's A Big Transition In Her Life. She's A Very Talented Young Woman.

Nightmares Are A Strange Thing. Your Worst Fear Is Sometimes Something You Enjoy Thinking About, For Some Strange Reason. I Don't Know Why That Is, But It's Some Kind Of Fantasy That People Play Out. "what Would I Do To Protect My Children? I'd Do Anything." And Then, You Watch It Play Out. I'm Petrified Of Such A Thing.

The Experience On That Movie (dead Poets Society) Was, For Lack Of A Better Term, Life-altering. Peter Weir Has A Unique Talent For Making Movies That Are Intelligent But Also Mainstream. I've Never Been Terribly Successful At Doing That.