I love doing meta-humor, as long as it doesn't become too distracting and it's subtle.

I'm a very big believer that the reason you've seen this huge surge in superheroes both on television and in film is...part of it of course is zeitgeist. There's no denying that there's a huge appetite on the part of the audience in both TV and film for these kind of adventures.

You can save the city, but having the city be in jeopardy is one thing and having the people you care about be in jeopardy is another.

Do what you love and you'll always love what you do. I've found that that's true most of the time.

I'm always working on something. I wish I had more time for free-thinking and brainstorming new ideas. That's not to say my mind doesn't wander, but I find myself wishing for more of that kind of time.

When I write a film, the film gets handed off to a producer and a director and I go my merry way. With television, I am expected and contracted to stick around and actually produce what I've written.

Time has a certain current to it, and it wants to flow in a certain direction.