You don't want people to look at something and think that was a fantastic special effect.

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.

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.

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.

A lot of my films have dealt with the dark side of technology and stress that you have to examine the ramifications of progress.

Generally I try to be on set as much as possible, especially during the early part of a season. I read all of the outlines and scripts and look at the auditions and the cuts for my other shows and give notes on all of that. There's a lot to do, but I enjoy nothing more than being on set because that's where the magic happens.

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