I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

I think things go wrong when there's not a very specific plan and specific emotional roadmap. You need to know what a scene needs to get across, and what story point that needs to be advanced, whether it's discovering someone for the first time or whether it's seeing a relationship get strained. What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything.

I'm more of a science head, so I was like, how would a guy use - if there were ghosts - technology to bring them back?

I'm just an enormous British comedy fan.

There's nothing worse than the sequel that's a letdown from the first movie.

I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything.

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.