“There's always a part of your nation's history that you haven't been told that... has a powerful impact on how you yourself may behave and may believe.”

“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.”