I was a Marvel guy. I started reading comics when I was a kid.

When you get that opportunity to be honest and open with somebody, for the first time, and share things about yourself that you haven't been able to share before, that you might be scared of or ashamed about, that's really exhilarating, and I think that's something that people will really identify with.

One of my life philosophies is that you have a choice to make when you're doing something creative. You can be cheesy... or you can be lame.

It's very important to keep the emotions grounded, to keep the characters in some real place.

Something you can do in a comic that you can't do in a film is that you can have thought bubbles.

When you dont inherit an identity you have to define it on your own.

It's really hard to find just a simple character-driven drama, outside of a genre, that was available to direct, except for on TV.