I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film.

No, but it’s not because I’m getting older that I’m trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I’m getting.

I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it's a great exercise in concision.

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film.

I am not a fan of westerns particularly.

Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they're the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.