“At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.”

“I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer”