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Artist And Illustrator R. Crumb Did A Whole Illustration Of Genesis. And He Didn't Go Away From The Text; He Was Totally Truthful. Reading Through That, I Was Like, "oh, Wow, It's A Comic-book Version Of The Bible." There's A Lot Of Heavy-duty Stuff That Goes On That Doesn't Make It Into Sunday School.

When People Think About The Ark, They're Always Thinking About All The Thousands Of Years Of Religious Iconography Of A Ship With A Bow And A Deck, Where Noah And The Giraffes Could Walk Around. In The Actual Written Text It Is Basically Described As A Long, Rectangular Box.

It Would Be Nice To Make A Movie That Other People Want To Make, Because Every One Of These Movies, I Basically Have To Find The Only Company In The World That's Willing To Make It, And It's Always A Big Challenge. I End Up Spending A Tremendous Amount Of Energy And Time Trying To Get Money To Make These Movies And It's Exhausting.

Noah Is The Battle Of Justice Versus Mercy. In Genesis It Says That Noah Was Righteous In His Times. You Think You Sort Of Know What Righteous Means, You Know, If You Listen To A Lot Of Bob Marley. According To All The Biblical Scholars We Talked To, Righteousness Is The Proper Balance Of Justice And Mercy. If You Think Of That, As A Parent, You Know That If You Have Too Much Justice And You're Too Strict, You Destroy A Child. If You Have Too Much Mercy, As A Parent, You Destroy A Child As Well. A Big Part Of This Movie Is Noah Finding Mercy For Man.

It's Not That Much Of A Difference. Basically, Your Job Is The Same As A Film Director. It's A Triangle Between Creativity, Money, And Time. But They Don't Really Change. You're Ultimately Trying To Get The Most Creativity And Time With The Money That You Have.