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

It's my belief that when you're dealing with the supernatural, the supernatural still has to trump we mortals, it still has to be more powerful than we are. You can't really defeat it. You can live to fight another day but it's very rare that a human being can actually destroy a supernatural force.

The beauty of a really good movie is that it's a whole world, complete in an hour and a half or two hours.

As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.

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.

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

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