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

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

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

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

The great thing about television is that you get to tell, like with "The Walking Dead", 16 hours worth of character-driven storytelling in less time than it takes to make a feature film. So, it really is a medium at least for storytellers who are passionate about not only the genre but also the character-driven genre stories. It's probably a better medium.

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