The whole world makes comic book movies now..

My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion..

I'm super confident about creative stuff, and I'm really not confident about human interactions stuff..

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters..

I want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future..

Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form..

The muscles that writers need for film are very different from TV muscles. Now, when I hire the writers and put the writers' room together, I know wh….

I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself..

My grandparents were classic Indian grandparents. My grandmother would put so much powder on her face that it was like a Kabuki play and she'd come d….

The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book movie. It feels like a straight-….

For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention..

I always thought I was going to be the film guy until I died..

The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more..

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite..

You're saying, "I'm gonna do this thing," and you have to be aware, as a rational human being, that you may not be allowed back in..

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone..

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows..

There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying..

Saw #‎ Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending..

I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have….

You don't want to watch classics with me 'cause I'm constantly writing notes..