Most people don't see Hamlet as an old bald guy.

I'm pretty much good at heroic narratives and making people laugh.

Everyone has their first date and the object is to hide your flaws. And then you're in a relationship, and it's all about hiding your disappointment. And then, once you're married, it's about hiding your sins.

Writers are completely out of touch with reality. Writers are crazy [people]. We create conflict - for a living. We do this all the time, sometimes on a weekly basis, we create horrible, incredible circumstances and then figure a way out of them. That's what we do.

I'm very much of the "make it dark, make it grim, make it tough", but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.

The Hulk is like a haiku; you've got to find just the right words. I think, and I hope, we did that with The Avengers.

There are some things I can just smell. It's like a sixth sense." "Well, actually, that would be one of the five.