It's television. The reality of it is, if you go on the boards and people are saying, "I saw that coming," or "This is lame," or "I can't believe they're doing this again..." Having been one of those people myself, I know better, and try to avoid it.

If you're the guy who basically shows up with coal at the locomotive, they will put it in the train. Like, they won't even assess whatever or not it's good coal. Just throw it in there.

Sometimes we get frustrated ourselves and decide it's time to download a big chunk of mythology. And then the audience says, 'I find this confusing and alienating and too weird.' So then we pull back, and they say, 'You're not giving us enough'.

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

Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world.

Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.

Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.