I just like that dynamic in relationships in movies where they're kind of lovers as rivals, you know?.

When you get that opportunity to be honest and open with somebody, for the first time, and share things about yourself that you haven't been able to ….

I think one of the things about Peter Parker that is so great, and what has made him and Spider-Man last so long is he is a kid that we all feel conn….

For me, there were a few things in the Spider-Man comics that I thought were really interesting. There's this story about Peter's parents and where h….

Geeks are running the world, anyone who's seen The Social Network knows the dynamic has shifted, but what I think is iconic and timeless about Peter ….

I think that if you make something that's relatable then people will attach themselves to it. You can express it in a lot of different ways but I fee….

Sundance is a really special place. They're very protective of movies, especially lower-budget movies..

When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft..

When you dont inherit an identity you have to define it on your own..

I think that Spider-Man is a part of our culture. He's a perennial character. He's something that's constantly reexamined and there are so many versi….

Something you can do in a comic that you can't do in a film is that you can have thought bubbles..

I always remembered that when I saw people get married they got on a rocketship and went to Planet Happiness, Population: Them..

Audiences can tell when you're being fake and they will eat you alive. But if you're doing something authentic they will connect to it and that can l….

I think that the dramas that you find in TV are actually a lot more interesting, typically, than what you find in cinema..

We're creating a different universe with different rules and a different tone and different villains. We were very careful to honor the iconography o….

Earnestness can ferment into sentimentality..

Romance: That's one of the things that makes Spider-Man really unique, in terms of the comic books. There is a tender, romantic quality to it. And ce….

One of my life philosophies is that you have a choice to make when you're doing something creative. You can be cheesy... or you can be lame..

It's really hard to find just a simple character-driven drama, outside of a genre, that was available to direct, except for on TV..

Nerds are running the world. Andrew Garfield made a movie [called “The Social Network”] about it. Nerds are no longer pariahs and knowing how to writ….

I think it's really important, when you're redefining a character [ Spider-Man], for the audience to experience things that they haven't experienced,….