I think Melissa McCarthy is a force of nature. She's just incredible. And it's purely her talent that has rocketed her in such little time from a marvelous supporting role in "Bridesmaids" to being the lead in several films that are coming out this year. She's extraordinary.

A favorite film of mine is 'Office Space' and I love 'The Hangover.' That is a really good comedy from character in that film, and that is true of 'Office Space' too.

When you're making a film all by yourself, that requires you to have quite a bit of a point of view in order for anything to get done.

I'm a bit of a hacker fanatic and know a fair bit about that industry and cyber crime and cyber warfare.

There's a dangerous bottom-lining, and super-summarizing that happens in a lot of our press and our media, and sort of our politicians' talking points, that's dangerously simple. I don't know a better way to say it. And there's usually a lot more complicated facts going on than what is quoted and quotable.

The best movies are rooted in reality.

My folks are economists and have taught economics and social science so I grew up with those kind of conversations around the dinner table.