What the writers do, and we hopefully can bring to life, is that they present characters who, on the surface, aren't always heroic and their acts aren't always devoid of selfishness.

It's very, very tempting to make a superhero film or show and make it about the powers.

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you, they won't like you.

I love New York, but I have to admit that I feel very English, and I do miss that sense of history that you have everywhere in Britain.

When you think about justifiable anger in one's personal life, we look at those scenarios in everyday life and through our story with a superhero, we heighten them.

Of all the London theatres, the Donmar is the dream.

What I like about fairy tales is that they highlight the emotions within a story. The situations aren't real, with falling stars and pirates. But what you do relate to is the emotions that the characters feel.