The people in the Philippines are so extraordinarily nice.

Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world.

I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I'm writing in the beginning and sketching.

I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.

I don't like to be crazy on different levels all of the time.

Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.

What you need to know to direct a movie is [of] such great variety. I've worked with people who were maestros, who know everything. I've worked with people who were empty and lost, who had no clue what they were doing. You wouldn't hire them to paint your apartment. And then there's everything in-between. There's no list of skills you have to have to sit in that chair.