I like projects that are entertaining, where I'm emotionally engaged and there's something to think about afterwards.

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.

The one thing you can do that the audience can't do - all those smart people online in the chat rooms can't do - is deliver a satisfying emotional journey for a human being, for a character.

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

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

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.