But once you get down to reality, there's no one to play her and there's no movie. It would be ridiculous.

We have basic urges all the time. They just manifest themselves in different scenarios, and we have to turn those weaknesses into our strengths. Art is very much about making your weaknesses your strength.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

You know the one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl.

The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue.

Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.