We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.

I think that the success of the film is as much about it being something that families could share as anything else.

I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.

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.

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

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