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I Don't Think I Was Particularly In Need Of Superheroes. I Never Had Any Fascination With Superman Or Spider-man Or A Batman Kind Of Character. If It Happened At All, It Was Imagined Characters That I Had Invented. My Dad Was A Role Model For Me. He Was A Fascinating Man. There Was Intrigue And Entertainment Growing Up With Him. He Gave Me An Edict That I Still Pursue: “life Should Never Be Boring."

People Always Say, "what Do You Want To Do Next, What Kind Of Movie Do You Want To Do Next?" And I Say, "i Wanna Do Whatever Script That Is The Best One That Comes My Way." I Certainly Would Never Say, "oh, I'm Gonna Do A Western Next," And Sit Around Waitin' For A Western To Come Along When There's Some Other Genre's Brilliant Script Sitting Right There.

I Don't Get It When You Get So Much Openness About The Way Movies Are Made, And The Special Effects And The Behind-the-scenes Stuff And All Of That. I Can't Help But Feel Like This Reduces It A Little Bit.

The Risk Element Only Came From Acknowledging Other People's Attitudes Toward It, And Realizing That They Considered It To Be A Risk For Me To Do.

The Point Of Having A Director Is That They Make The Final Decision; It's Their Point Of View, They Set The Rhythm And They Make The Final Decisions.