In storytelling, the audience actually wants to work for their meal, they just don't want to know that they're doing it.

I almost feel like it's an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure.

I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.

No one's going to see my mistakes; I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.

Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.

I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.