I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.

You can go left, you can go right, I don't give a damn. Just make a decision.

Chris [Nolan] comes at this with such a different take on Batman, so I didn't feel that I had to be true to any other actor playing this role. Of course, I read the comic books. His relationships with Lt. Gordon and with Batman, with Gotham City, those really helped me the most.

Filmmaking is a difficult process. There are the logistics of making a film. You have to do your part, and then change the entire thing around to do someone else's part. A lot of the magic is lost, in between that, and you have to figure out how to get it back.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

I don't do comedy so much although I would like to do a comedy.

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.