You never want to be the director who dropped the ball, you know?
In an ideal world, I'd bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts. A lot of Hollywood films tend to be bloated, bombastic, loud. At the same time, I do like the infrastructure of making a blockbuster; it's like having a big train set.
I like happy sets. Happy sets are good, and I think people feel comfortable on them. When fear arrives in any context it's just boring and it closes people down. If people feel inadequate or if they feel bullied... It might work for some people but I think, as a rule, it just takes any joy out of the creative process.
I love 'The Stand;' I read it when I was a kid - it was one of my favorite books when I was growing up. I love Stephen King; I think he's a remarkable writer.
My own idea about 3D is that it is there to enhance the viewing experience but I don't think that you have to use it in a tricky way, I think that the minute you sacrifice story and character for something coming out of the screen, I think you've lost it.
Personally, I read a lot of scripts.
I like to create an atmosphere where actors feel safe enough to take risks.
I'm a Harry Potter fan.
I like happy sets. Happy sets are good, and I think people feel comfortable on them.
In an ideal world, I'd bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts.
