I think the excitement of movies is discovering stuff you weren't expecting, and I hope to preserve that.

Disney's clearly in the business of doing giant tent pole movies based on properties that they own. And that's what they should be doing because they're great at doing that.

In a science fiction movie, the first act is a little longer than it is in most movies because there is so much world building to do.

You want the film to be critically successful - you certainly want the film to be financially successful so that you can...well, because that's how movies like this are made, you know, they need to make money. But as a director, you can only make the movie that you want to make.

You never want to intentionally make a confusing movie.

I love movies that ask big questions but don't necessarily answer everything. I like people walking out thinking about something.

I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career.