I have a very low regard for cynics. I think it's the beginning of dying.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

In fact, I think more broadly about what an audience requires, but I want an audience to be fascinated by the process of finding an answer, or finding out there isn't one.

When did Noah build the boat? - Before the rain.

I was seen in earlier years by family members and people of authority as somebody wasting his time. I had trouble with the restrictions of conformity. It made me edgy.

Sometimes the failures can be exciting and fun. It's just a step on the road, it's not the end of something.

Success is a tricky mistress. It's nice to have but it's a tricky thing to embrace.