Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

I'm twice as funny, I'm twice as smart, I'm twice as whatever when I'm around other people that challenge me.

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

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