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

I do think that at a certain point, the reboot sequel mode has to give way to original ideas and back to a place where, you know, films are, you know, a medium and the cinema is a place you go to see something that is, you know, wholly new.

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

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.

'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' (1977) is probably the most influential film of my generation. That work was the personification of good and evil and the way it opened up the world to space adventure, the way westerns had to our parents' generations, it left an indelible imprint. So, in a way, everything that any of us does is somehow directly or indirectly affected by the experience of seeing those first three films.