To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.'

I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.

There are people in life, who show you how to live. There are people in life, who show you how to die.

To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.

Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.

On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.

It's been amazing to watch, because for Thor, which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every single issue since the reboot is just a great compliment.