Certainly, grades only matter so much when you’re in Hollywood. But I became an utterly motivated, devoted, committed student. I was a good student because I was convinced that it would somehow help me in my quest to become a filmmaker.
What’s so great about DreamWorks is that it’s run by filmmakers who believe that if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
As a producer, when you get to work with a filmmaker who is joyful about making films, you want to do it again and again.
I will say that comic books are not the easiest things to translate to film, number one. Even the most well meaning of filmmakers find what’s acceptable on the printed page is very difficult to bring to film.
James Cameron has always been one of my favorite filmmakers. The first ‘Terminator’ is such a phenomenal film. It’s not just that, though – he’s also a very interesting person, James Cameron. It’s fascinating to talk to him about science and engineering.
