I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.

Trying to ground everything in reality was the most important thing to me.

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

Our story is a 'once upon a time', but it's not a 'happy ever after'.

Once you know the world you know how your character fits into it.

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

I went to America with a very specific idea of what I wanted to do.

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?

I think it's possible to make a blockbuster that is actually emotional. They don't need to be mutually exclusive.

I mean, you know, sometimes, yeah, you wish for something and you don't get quite what you wish for. But you get something bigger and better.

Love as if you are born to love

It's only as bad as you make it.

At times, we need to let our choices die, for us to get a better direction in life.

You don’t always have to take it all on, either, you know. The weight of the world. The responsibility for everyone else’s problems. Sometimes it’s okay to let somebody else worry about you.

All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.

One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others.

If you're not getting the things you want, need or desire, it's because you have not accepted that you can have them.

Envy makes people lonely, and brings them great suffering. It is horrible stuff to have in our flesh, and it is a sin we need to take deadly seriously.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It keeps us honest.

This doesn't happen in America! Maybe Ohio, but not in America!" Homer Simpson