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

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.

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

I just go with what excites me.

This is what I do for fun - brainstorm about monsters!

The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated.

All movies are alchemy and time is one of the ingredients that goes into the alchemy. You want the time to be right; you don't want to rush it. You need the right script, the right cast and the right feeling in the culture.