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.

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

I have so many things that I want to do, and I don't have enough time in my life to do them all. The problem with acting business is that it's so expensive and you've got to get so many people to say yes.

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

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.

I love films where I'm looking around the world a little different now that I've seen that. I want something that nourishes my view of the world.

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