What I didn't really understand, but then I thought this makes perfect sense, as well - was how many people responded to it by being like, "It was just so nice to take a break." Because even the humor - the great stuff that Samantha Bee and John Oliver and Seth Meyers are doing - it's all anger humor. And for somebody to say, "Hey, we're all idiots," and just be able to laugh at ourselves and be able to connect through that. It's always about connecting with someone, never about scolding them. The only thing I knew right upfront is we're not going after [Donald] Trump supporters.

I don't think I'm like Shakespeare.

I'm never interested in movies where you don't care about the people you're watching, and that's my biggest quibble about horror, that kids have gotten stupider and stupider.

One of my favourite sorts of actors...the rat actor. The rat actor knows his job and gets it done.

I don't want the giant ego. I don't want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.

As we all know, blinking lights means science.

A writer is supposed to have anonymity.