We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in.

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 think that comic followers are always waiting for key iconic moments.

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

It's more important to get the right writer and the right take than it is to do something in a particular timeframe.

I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.

A key ingredient to success, I learned, is relying on not only the kindness of strangers, but the kindness of colleagues.