The actors in Britain are incredible, and I didn't appreciate that until I got there. They interpret your words and you realize how deliberate and thoughtful they are. There are great American actors, too, don't get me wrong, but the technique that British actors have is something really special.

Let's make really good stories that people get something out of. That's the one common denominator with everything I try to do.

Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.

I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I am just too curious to see how it's playing with the audience, and I have a thick-enough skin to handle the less charitable assessments.

The challenge is creating a character that's rich and interesting to warrant following for a number of years.

If people walk out of the movie and they think about it, then that's quite something.

When I sit down, I find that it's much easier for me to want to consume a movie than to dip back into 20 or 40 or 60 hours of a television series. I think a great movie is really amazing. But, television does give you a larger canvas.