I set my goals way higher than the achievable. And when I fail, I fail at a very high level. That's my process. It's really demented, but it actually works. When you are aiming really high and doing something new, you must be also prepared to fail, learn from your mistakes and begin with a new plan. More motivated than before.

It's important for me to have hope because that's my job as a parent, to have hope, for my kids, that we're not going to leave them in a world that's in shambles, that's a chaotic place, that's a dangerous place.

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.

Hate is a disease, and in 1930 I became sick with hatred.

Rose: You're trembling. Jack: I'll be alright.

If it was up to the studio, everything would be shot with a camcorder.

It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actors. You have to give them something that they can act with.