Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down.

What's a bigger mystery box than a movie theater? You go to the theater, you're just so excited to see anything - the moment the lights go down is often the best part.

Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time.

Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.

The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.

I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.