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.

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

I don't like television and movies where it's like, "Well, that was entertaining, but when I think back on it, that didn't really make sense and it's empty." That's like junk food, to me.

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

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.

If my whole game depends on whether you can guess the ending or not, I'm done, forget it.

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.