“I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog.”

“Magneto has a whole lot of complexity to him. Emotionally, he's coming from a very damaged place. I like the ambivalence of it. I want the audience leaving the theater wondering, asking the questions themselves rather than being spoon-fed like a lot of these super-villain characters.”