George called the spotlight surrounding the award “wild” and “a little embarrassing,” but also fun, joking about needing a drink. He opened up about the surprising way his kids are engaging with his work.
Normally he avoids watching his older films, but George made an exception for Fantastic Mr. Fox because it isn’t literally him on camera and the twins, 8-year-old Alexander and Ella, are starting to see what he does. He also recently showed Alexander his 1997 Batman & Robin after the boy dressed as Batman for Halloween — not a critics’ favorite, but a hit with his son.