When you start really thinking about the potential of the human mind and its ability to create an entire world while you're sleeping, I come away feeling like our minds are not remotely understood by science.

Batman and Superman are very different characters but they're both iconic and elemental. Finding the right story for them both is the key.

The most stressful and difficult part of steering a large movie is that you are taking on the responsibility of communicating with a very wide audience. You can't ever hide behind the notion of, 'Okay, they just don't get it,' or, 'Certain people just don't get it.' You have to be mindful of the size of your audience, and you have to communicate in a way that lets them in.

The problem with big films is they snowball very rapidly and you can never pull back. It's a pipeline that needs to be fed.

I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about listening and responding and realizing how much they need to know from me and how much they have figured out for themselves, really.

Heist movies tend to be a bit superficial, glamorous, and fun. They don't tend to be emotionally engaging.