Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?

I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.

I do like characters that have flaws, some sort of pathos to them that they are trying to sort out.

People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual.

I don't want you to think that I'm up late reading a stack of Spider-Man comics and eating a tray of lemon cookies while sucking my thumb. I'm not doing that. But I am loyal to the influences of my childhood.

Shock is still fun. I won't ever shut the door on it.

Just because you're a man doesn't mean that you can't raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don't give up no matter what they say.