"I've always been fascinated by the unknown. I think it's what drives us forward."

"I'm an optimist. I've always been an optimist. I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy."

"I've always been afraid of the dark. I still sleep with a nightlight."

"I always wanted to be a magician. I was a really bad magician, and I think that's why I became a filmmaker. I just love illusions."

"I think the greatest thing you can do for a child is to let them be a child."