I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative of the film.

I grew up reading comic books, pulp books, mystery and science fiction and fantasy. I'm a geek; I make no pretensions otherwise. It's the stuff that I love writing about. I like creating worlds.

I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult.

I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably Tomb Raider. Whether or not you thought it was a good movie, it was successful financially.

Da Vinci always seemed like the prototype Tony Stark to me.

Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.

I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.'