Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.

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

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

Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.

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.

The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.

Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.