I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.

Even Christoph Waltz's character, Colonel Landa in 'Inglourious Basterds', I never judged him.

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.

I definitely have some colleagues that I respect, and we get together from time to time. But I actually have just like genuine friends. Paul Thomas Anderson is a genuine friend. Robert Rodriguez is a genuine friend. Rick Richard Linklater is a genuine friend. Eli Roth is a genuine friend. And so is Edgar Wright.

I am not going to tell you how I believe, but I do believe in God.

I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.