We're interested in complex characters and he's a complex character, [J. Edgar] Hoover. I like these types of dramas. I've made a few of them and I'm also interested in power structures so it just has elements that fascinate me, and the more you learn about Hoover, the more polarizing you realize he is.

I believe in disrupting my comfort zone.

I like BBC news, I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.

I started in TV movies and then had success in my move to features with Night Shift and Splash.

They say that life is tough enough. But I guess I like to make things difficult on myself, because I do that all the time. Every day and on purpose. That's because I believe in disrupting my comfort zone.

"No" is just a moment in time.

I wanted other people who have curiosity to understand they can kick it up a notch and it's a superpower.