It's inaccurate to talk about J.J. being a first-time anything. Just because he's telling stories on the little screen doesn't mean he shouldn't be telling stories on the big screen.

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went Oooh.

We were hugging each other like we always do.

Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.

I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and the meaning of existence is something that we all go through at some point.

Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.