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" You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally. "

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" When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never done before. "

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" 'Where The Wild Things Are,' I think I could have written on my own. When I brought Dave Eggers on, I already had 60 pages of notes. I technically could have, but I don't think I was ready to. I needed him to be there and help me. "

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