"I get a kick out of violence in movies. I don't get a kick out of badly done violence or action scenes in movies. It's like, 'How far is too far?' Well, if they do it well, there shouldn't be, 'How fa…"

"I don't make political films. I make films that have politics in them."

"I'm not a fan of CGI. I like practical effects."

"I'm a big believer in the fact that if you're going to write something, it better be good."

"I'm a big fan of the unexpected. I think it's what keeps an audience engaged."