I was thinking about that. I was thinking, this is like our Boyhood; this is like our getting together over 12 years to make - this our Apehood! I mean, this is it! For me, the relationships, all of those things, over such a long period of time now with actors, but also seeing the characters grow, develop, and change, and go through different situations.

My belief about performance capture is that it\'s a technology which allows actors to play extraordinary characters. But from an acting perspective, I\'ve never drawn a distinction between playing a conventional, live action character and playing a role in a performance capture suit. And from a purely acting point-of-view, I don\'t believe there should be a special Oscar category because I think it sort of muddies the waters in a way.

Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar [ from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes] on a real chimpanzee and I worked with Terry [Notary] on a lot of chimpanzee movement.

But the first time I had to stand up and sing with them was when we did the pre-record for the movie and it was that moment where I sort of said to myself: \"S**t, now I actually have to do this and I have to stand up and do my stars in your eyes moment!\" Wake Up and Make Love With Me was the first song and I thought: \"Here we are with Chaz and all the boys...\"