I don't think I'm cut out to be a supervillain. I think I'd be a supervillain that would exercise some form of mind control. Rather than war, I'd force people to get on with each other and I'd force people to argue reasonably about things rather than be polemical. So I'd be a supervillain that makes everyone get on, but forcefully. There would be no choice about it. No free will.

There are a lot of difficult situations that lead to awkwardness.

Well, I grew up in the '80s, which was a really massive time for sci-fi.

I'm actively going out onto the porch and noodling around on my guitar.

I miss the city Bret and I live in, Wellington. It's a good place to be creative, in the same way New York is.

There's something funny about being on a big stage and not making a big effort to fill it up.

The book is even quirkier, but it's hard to bring all of that stuff to a movie. With a book, you use your imagination more and create your own way to make it all make sense.