I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span.

You can find truly original pieces of writing, but they're original because you go, "Who would have even have thought of that?," or, "Why would anyone ever want to go see that?"

I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done.

In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end.

The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it.

At the end of the day, it's still a show about guys who ride extremely fast motorcycles for a living.

When I was shooting 'The Bourne Identity,' I had a mantra: 'How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?' It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise.