In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.

I love superheroes and I love weird horror films... I could definitely feel that there was a lack of movies like The Martian being made: smart genre movies that can appeal to adults.

In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.

What I'm looking for in my career, you know? You're looking for those lightning bolts of inspiration where someone says something that sparks an idea or suggests something strange.

I don't like nihilistic characters. As bad guys they're great, but as heroes they don't work.

The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later.

Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't seem to make sense because we're all such different people.