Robert: (on using new techniques in filmmaking) I just feel like filmmakers need to use the tools that are available. Why use an old tool when there's a new tool?
Robert: (on doing Polar Express) The wonderful thing about working with actors, of course, is that they give you those wonderful moments you never could imagine – and that's what's great about [performance capture]. But you're not going to luck into a beautiful sunset – you're going to paint one in.