There was obviously a concern, because nobody sets out to make a three-hour movie. Nobody particularly wants that.

One of my favorite movies of all time is 'It's A Wonderful Life,' which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it's about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to.

My favorite was the Green Mile parody in Mad Magazine.

I'd like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels.

The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg.

Some of us have great original ideas and some of us depend on adaptations.