Create a really interesting, complex person that you want to know more about, and take her on a journey that is rich and fulfilling and that has an end that is perfectly fulfilling, and that has an end that is perfect for that character, and the audience will love it.

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

It sounds corny, but I think people need stories to process the world. That's our business. That's the job we're in. We tell stories.

You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.

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

The primary reason people watch television is you want to see the world through somebody else's eyes, and learn what that's like. You can only live one life, and so you get to see other lives through these characters.

Create a really interesting, complex person that you want to know more about, and take her on a journey that is rich and fulfilling and that has an end that is perfectly fulfilling, and that has an end that is perfect for that character, and the audience will love it.