So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has directed, a film with minimal or pin lighting as opposed to everything being lit bright and flat, where everything is evident

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

And within the world that you've created, the physics of that world have to remain constant; they can't be amorphous and changing.