I've got tons of irreplaceable information inside the soul of this computer.
Dramatically, I like darkness, I like conflict - but I don't see the world as defined by them.
I love insects. They are amazing.
I never write with an actor in mind - never.
Once Ive finished a film I just want to get on and make another one.
I grew up with a lot of Hollywood films. Cozy farm houses, cowboys, nice flats in New York. Especially as a kid, those things have a huge impression on you.
Interestingly, I never thought Id do an adaptation. Ive also been quite against them. I think trying to translate one medium to another is wrong. I never really felt that books fitted into film. Generally people are disappointed, arent they?
. . . a thirst for power is the natural disease of monarchy.
I never knew that ["Hank Zipzer"] would happen in my life. It is one of the greatest things. It is like a gift from God.
As for my own truncated secondary education, my head was in the clouds as my mom would say, or if you asked my father, up my ass.
If you claim to 'love' animals but you eat animal products, you need to think critically about how you understand love.