What 'Scream' was great at was presenting ironic detachment and then making you actually care about the people that were having it, and juxtaposing it with their situation, all in the service of making a great horror movie. It was fresh.

Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.

I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar!

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.

Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers.

I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesn't end I'll go to a French movie. A movie has to be complete within itself, it can't just build off the first one or play variations.

Oddly enough, I never studied writing. I studied almost everything except writing.