The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it’s never the same.

Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don’t add up.

I have a huge editor in my head who’s always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out.

I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I’m not done with TV. But I basically want to stay in movies.

There’s something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I’m always tempted to go in that direction.

Hitchcock was one of the few people in Hollywood who had a brand. Every movie he made was an Alfred Hitchcock movie, couldn’t have been anyone else.

But cheer up – we could be selling tobacco. It’s not like software kills people if used as intended.

I think for anyone who follows the ‘artistic life,’ a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You’re probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.

People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They’ve seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don’t have time or the money for therapy.

I really like comedy. There’s always a choice, when you’re writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff.