I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you’re really going about it the wrong way.

I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking.

If you're really special, meaning you're doing something unique and original, it could scare people.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels?

I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it.

Actors work with their look. I come from the Lon Chaney Sr. school of acting. I'll wear wigs, I'll wear nose pieces, I'll wear green contact lenses in my eyes. I'll do whatever I need to do to create a character.

Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract.