To be honest, when you're young and you watch The Deer Hunter for the first time, that's when you're like, "That's what I want to do."

There's a certain kind of existential freedom that comes to people who realize that all the things that they hold onto and that they think define them, once they're gone, there's this new freedom to determine the way you're going to live your life.

I have 52 first cousins. My mom and dad were the only two to move to North America, so I've got deep family there, but I'm a California kid.

I've been lucky enough to go back and forth.

San Diego was fantastic. I think there's something about San Diego that is quite different than Los Angeles.

I felt like 'Life' was a great show. It was really well-written.

No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film.