I sort of love the idea of, you know, watching something and then having to wait for the next episode.

Well, when Kathy Kennedy, who is the president of Lucasfilm, came to me to ask if I'd be interested in working on this "Star Wars" movie, we talked about a young woman at the center of the story from the outset. And it was something that was always an important part of this movie.

When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see the movie. I know what it feels like, as an enormous Star Wars fan myself.

I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.

It's cool to be a nerd. There's a general understanding that smartphones didn't come from jocks. The digital age was foreseen by a group of short-sleeved, buttoned-down, white-shirted guys and their female equivalents designing the very stuff that's now ubiquitous.