The people green-lighting films or TV series often want household names, but the smart ones realize that there are lightning rods who can make things happen, and they aren't necessarily the ones who are celebrated.

I think there is nothing that can replace your emotional response. The biggest mistakes I have ever made in my life are when people told me, "You really should produce this. It's a guaranteed hit." I would read the material and I would go, "I don't get it, but okay, I'll produce it." You're giving up that much of your life, your time with family and friends, to something that you're not really committed to - and they did not pan out the way everyone said they would, even though I worked just as hard.

I've always loved comic books, which is why I've done films like Hulk and The Punishers.

Film-making is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.

I just like the comic book sensibility. If I can turn them into films and TV series, that's just icing on the cake.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

If you don't know what you're being asked to do, make sure you clarify. I think people in every business are afraid to ask questions.