In my opinion, it's more interesting to see magic happening in a world that feels grounded. If the world is already crazy, then anything can happen. So it's better to start with something real.

I don't like those shows where people get eliminated every week, and then they have to get meaner to survive.

I don't thrive on control. I'm not looking for control. I think I get better results when I don't control things.

I don't like movies that are too manipulative. A lot of movies thrive on really pushing your buttons and making you hate the villain.

You don't watch home movie for the technique, you watch because it's reminiscing on good moments you spent with your friends. It reflects you. It belongs to you. So I was thinking people could, instead of spending their money to go and see a blockbuster, make their own movies. Collect the money and make a new one every week. I thought it would be nice to create a world that makes this construct possible.

Perhaps my favourite story is 'Le Passe-Muraille' by Marcel Ayme. It's about a guy who wakes up with a weird faculty that means he can walk through walls. He's a very shy clerk, and he uses it to get revenge, or vent his frustration.

All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad.