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If somebody sent me a good script, I would do it, and I mean that, but it never happens. Not once. I can't even point to an exception.

If there's something really, really bothering me about a script, then I'll say something, but otherwise I find my answers in the script.

I'd rather say no and have said no and do say no often. I walk away from projects if it doesn't feel right; if it's not the right team of people pulling in together or if the script isn't right. It could be a great idea but the script doesn't work.

If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.

I can now tell from the envelope whether or not it is a good script.

I just have a belief that when there is a rare script out there that speaks to you, you have to stick with it. You have to.

Scripts can be slick and structured, but do they always contain the truth?

It slightly depends on your perspective, sort of how you look at these things, but when I sit down to write a script, I'm not planning to write a script; I'm planning to make a film, and so I only see the script as being just a step there.

To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when you ask what's left, they say: 'Well, the typing is very good.'