Making movies is all about instinct.

To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to first draft and on to the seventh draft, whatever it takes. Then my job is to support the director to make the best movie we can. Some producers try to go past them, but my job is to support them.

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you can.

After The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, the audience would like to know where, when, and who arrests Hannibal Lecter for the first time. This is the story of Red Dragon.

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

You have to kill the bad guy.