I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations that are too big for the characters.

It's not a character flaw to become an adult.

I take it as a sign of intimacy and friendship when you feel comfortable enough with someone to have a little rough and tumble.

I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.

I would love to take control of the entire universe and for five years you give every movie the same widespread distribution no matter what movie and see if there's a real discrepancy between people coming to see science-fiction films or superhero films. I seriously bet there would be no discernible difference.

There's a few people who I've accumulated over the years who I really trust to show a first cut to and to be helpful rather than unhelpful.

I trust my judgment when I think it's boring, dull, tepid and not interesting. That's important to listen to. And the same on the set. That's a little easier because you can see it in front of you and you can just see how great they are and you know you have something wonderful when they do something wonderful.