Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he’s a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.

It always happens at the end that you’re always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.

When you’re done shooting, the movie that you’re going to release when you’re done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie better again. So I’m really hard on myself and on the movie.

By definition a sequel can’t be original. So you’ve got to figure out what worked the first time around.

Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I’ve had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true.

I’m an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

I’m not the one or two take guy, but I’m not the 20, 30, 50, 70 take guy either. If I do a bunch of takes, like more than five or six, it’s usually for some technical reasons.

We should all relax about life because you don’t have a clue as to what’s really going on.

I haven’t read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.

We had to retain the sense that no one really knows what's going on, that in New York City, in the world, there are aliens, strange events.