I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.
The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.
I was a sort of serious little dude - snobby.
When I was a teenager, if anyone recognized me for anything I did, it would ruin my day. I couldn't handle it. It was some sort of neurotic phobia. I guess I was paranoid that people would treat me differently, or in an unfair way, because of my job.
I think the dual existence thing is a regular pastime for all human beings, and for that matter anything in this universe.