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“I love the comics so much, and I grew up reading Marvel Comics. And Doctor Strange is my favorite comic book character - probably, I think honestly, the only comic book I would feel personally suited to work on.”

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Kurosawa is my hero, and I've taught courses on his films, and I love what he does, and 'Rashomon' is, I think, his second…

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I always liked the idea in 'Potter' that you don't choose the wand, the wand chooses you, and that relics decide when you're ready…

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In my films, I either want the music to be very subtle and very buried or just put it right out in front and…

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There's a whole, that is a whole subgenre within martial arts cinema. The supernatural martial arts movie. Particularly within Asian cinema.

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The momentum of my creative life and intellectual growth is still the momentum of breaking out of fundamentalism. Because of that, I'm very grateful…

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If you look at life with any honesty and intelligence, it's clear that human nature is dark, vile, selfish, and despondent. But I also…

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Flannery O'Connor is my creative hero. I think she's the greatest American writer. Her book, 'Mystery and Manners,' is my creative bible.

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For something to be completely evil is to be nothing. Satan has good attributes - intelligence, for instance - but they are corrupted. I…

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At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever.

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