Tread Softly Upon The Earth

Hate Is A Disease, And In 1930 I Became Sick With Hatred.

Everybody Is Always Talking About Droughts And Sea Level Rise, But When Human Civilization, With More Crowding And Greater Resource Depletion, Is Under That Much Stress, It Translates Into Wars And Huge Displaced Populations. The Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Just A First Taste Of What It's Going To Be Like. I Don't Want My Kids Growing Up In That Kind Of World.

But Failure Has To Be An Option In Art And In Exploration - Because It's A Leap Of Faith. And No Important Endeavor That Required Innovation Was Done Without Risk. You Have To Be Willing To Take Those Risks.

I'm Hopeful That We'll Be Able To Study The Ocean Before We Destroy It.

I've Tried Not To Get Sucked Into The Hollywood Hierarchy System. Personally, I Don't Like It When People Are Deferential To Me Because I'm An Established Filmmaker. It's A Blue-collar Sensibility.