"I don't think I've ever made a movie that I didn't want to make. I've made movies that I thought I wanted to make, and when I finished them, I realized I didn't want to make them."

"I've always been drawn to stories about outsiders."

"I don't really have a favorite film. It's like asking a parent which is their favorite child."

"If I made a movie about my childhood, the villain would be a bicycle with no brakes."

"I’ve never attended a comic book convention. I’m afraid I’d get trampled by a pack of angry Trekkies."