When I was young and I look at the things that I wrote - I don't think that was the word they used back then, but they had a hipster sensibility. They were a little irreverent.

There's something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together.

Even I haven't downed enough L.A. Kool-Aid to believe that somehow Hollywood movies are an overt instrument of morality.

Depending on which side you're on, maybe the police are too objective and need to be a bit more subjective.

We see films all the time, whether they have access to all kinds of intellectual property or artifacts, and the one thing that they don't get is story. So I think whether you're talking about a biopic or an action film or a science-fiction film that has all the CGI in the world, if you're not trying to connect with an audience, it doesn't really matter.

When people come in the door and they have something, discovering and exploring the character is a real joy.

For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.