Owen Wilson, co-writer and producer, Rushmore

I remember when we were working on Rushmore, [Wes Anderson] he'd gotten a book on Jacques Cousteau because we were working in a library. Wes went off on tangents about how cool Jacques Cousteau was, and the fish tanks in Rushmore [came out of] stuff that we thought was funny and kind of cool. Piranhas are something that every kid's into, you know? The way they have like those little sharp teeth and the huge mouth open is really interesting to kids. They're right up there with dinosaurs and petrified wood. I still don't even know what petrified wood is. Like what's the difference between petrified wood and a rock? I can't tell.

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