Reputation is a very interesting thing, and I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and I think that there's a part of all of us, especially in a generation where a lot of the stuff gets recorded.

Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing for me is that when you're feeling very scared and nervous about something and you're fairly convinced that it could be a massive disaster, that's exactly the idea that you should do.

If you're constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren't going to like it, you can't do your job.

The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters.

People talk about overnight successes, and ultimately, there's a certain amount of, you want to call it luck or fortune or good fortune, or whatever, but when your moment arrives, you have to have been at a point where you paid your dues, or done your 10,000 hours or have the requisite talent or whatever.

Sometimes diehard fans expect so much that they're never happy no matter what they get.

People are disappointed when the world doesn't end on their watch.