Trying to ground everything in reality was the most important thing to me.

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

Our story is a 'once upon a time', but it's not a 'happy ever after'.

Once you know the world you know how your character fits into it.

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

I went to America with a very specific idea of what I wanted to do.

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?

I think it's possible to make a blockbuster that is actually emotional. They don't need to be mutually exclusive.

I mean, you know, sometimes, yeah, you wish for something and you don't get quite what you wish for. But you get something bigger and better.

Three great actions: To do what is right, To love mercy, and To walk humbly with Yahweh.

To grow in your passion for what Jesus has done, increase your understanding of what He has done.

Comme l'imagination a cre e le monde, elle le gouverne. Because imagination created the world, it governs it.

When its going good, cash in as hard as you can.

I'm a Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic. It's a humorous way for me to describe that I'm not stereotypical.

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

Most of us are animal lovers. We insist that we love all animals equally - the hamster, the weasel, and the zebra - but if pressed, we will admit to being either a cat person or a dog person.

It's not hard being great occasionally. It's difficult to be good consistently.

One of the most memorable things I hear is when someone tells me that my books got a reluctant reader to read.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?