I think that we, as writers, get excited by risk. When we are feeling comfortable and familiar, I wouldn't say that we get bored, but the energy in the room gets flat. When we're most excited and when the show is the most fun, it's when we're duking things out.

When you're a writer and you're a producer, traditionally the junkets are really focused on the beautiful people and nobody wants to talk to you.

I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.

Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.

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'.

Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time.

I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland.