Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.

If you make something interesting, inevitably not everybody is going to like it.

Game of Thrones' is just incredible, what they pull off every week.

Writing sucks. I think it's terrible. Writing is not fun, and don't trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars!

I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess.

The only advice I can really give to the young filmmakers is to be persistent, don't give up, and keep watching and making as many movies as you possibly can.

My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.