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I think it's more interesting to throw people into a story and let them catch up instead of explaining and feeling like you have to slow down for them. I think audiences, for the most part, they don't want to be ahead of you.

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.

The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting.

Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

A good movie makes the audience feel like they've journeyed with the characters.

Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.

When you get into a film, it is one story and one set development of a character, and you are able to delve into one character for a short period of time and discover everything about them.