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.

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.

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

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

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.

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