When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic.

You know, we didn't want to kill anyone, but we knew that "Star Wars" is a generational tale. It always is. And for it to have some guts and some resonance and true stakes, I don't think that everyone could have come through the story unscathed.

I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity.

When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly can become supernatural. The hypothetical and the theoretical can become literal.

I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.

I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.

It's more important you learn what to make movies about than how to make movies