I try not to get too cute for cute's sake.

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.

It's so rare that you meet your idols and they outdo your expectations.

That's kind of how I've based my career. I find talented people and beg me to let me work with them.

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.

I just go with what excites me.

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