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

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.

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

The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They're not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as a director, to understand that.

Filmmaking is incredible introspective. It forces you to sort of examine yourself in new ways.

I happen to like things that are funny and dramatic at the same time. I don't see the difference.

The greatest villain of all time is The Joker - he always has been, and I don't know anyone who's not going to have Heath Ledger's performance burnt into their brains for the rest of their lives.