It`s been about 15 years, and I`ve never really worked seriously in CGI and I thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters.
In many ways, I think that, while we`ve been remarkably violent in our media, there`s been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we`re way more explicit than we`ve ever been.
I`ve always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another.
It`s been about 15 years, and I`ve never really worked seriously in CGI and I thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters.
