Occupation: Screenwriter Birth: December 22, 1965
Da Vinci always seemed like the prototype Tony Stark to me..
I honestly love nothing better than digging into a really good serialized show, whether it's 'Breaking Bad' or 'Game of Thrones' or 'Justified.'.
I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.'.
When I was a kid, I read many more Marvel comics than I did DC. As I got older, in high school and then in college, I started reading more DC..
I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative of the film..
I love comic books. I was weaned on them, so it's not like it's a stretch for me, but I have other interests, as well..
It's ironic: In movies, the most successful films of all time have been sci-fi or fantasy. By far. But a lot of people won't even read science fictio….
During my career I’ve enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences..
Superman is not as innately cool as Batman..
I like telling stories of imperfect people because most people are imperfect..
I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history..
I grew up reading comic books, pulp books, mystery and science fiction and fantasy. I'm a geek; I make no pretensions otherwise. It's the stuff that ….
I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult..
I'm a big comic book geek and I've been reading comic books since pretty much since I was five or six in 1971 or something like that. So, I mean, I r….
I relate to the feeling that Da Vinci was often plagued by the idea that what he did wasn't good enough, that he was his harshest critic. He'd someti….
I did three or four weeks of work on 'Godzilla' it wasn't a page-one rewrite or anything like that. The term is 'script doctoring,' is what I did on ….
Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical..
I've long said that comic books are the modern equivalent of our Greek myths..
I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably Tomb Raider. Whether or not you thought it was a good mo….
Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations..