If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.

I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I've seen all the shows, I've seen all the movies, but ultimately I just want a 2-hour movie that takes me to another time and place - something that entertains me.

For us, there's an inherent process when you're ending something to be thinking about the beginning, as writers.

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

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'

The best jokes on The Leftovers are the ones that make you feel a little sick to your stomach.

I think 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy has a very satisfying ending, and there's not really that deep of a mythological construct.