I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate.

I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks are important, and then there are the things that are actually important.

I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.

My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know.

When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I would make these dumb comedy tapes. I would often make prank phone calls, but I would also do it with friends.

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

I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.