The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg.
I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies.
I have never before in my long and eclectic career been gifted with such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming 'War Horse' on Dartmoor.
A lot of the films I've made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago and that's just because I have a lot of old-fashion values.
I usually do about five cuts as a director. I haven't ever directed a film where I haven't made five passes through the movie and that takes a long time.
You know I don't really do that much looking inside me when I'm working on a project. Whatever I am becomes what that film is. But I change; you change.
I think producers are more interested in backing concepts than directors and writers. I don't think that's the right way of making a decision about whether you're going to back a film or not.