The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

As a culture, we are not comfortable with mortality. We do not accept it the way other cultures do. We cling to youth, and we don't want to die. It's like, 'Well, too bad, we do.'

The important thing is that he shook hands with us over the phone.

I'm not like J.K. Rowling, where I know there's going to be this number of seasons, and I know exactly what's going to happen. I would be so bored if that was the case. There would be no journey. There would be nothing to discover.

In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get freaked out. I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it's horrifying. But that's just human nature.

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.