Growing up, I was afraid of the dark.

When I was growing up, I wanted to be a tennis player.

Very good female characters, that's all we want. It's happening, slow and steady, which I love. Hopefully, it gets a little quicker. Fast and steady, how about that? Either way, we want more good females.

I'm drawn to interesting female characters and good storylines.

Peter Parker is sort of our ground-level view of this Marvel universe. You know what it's like to be in the penthouse with Tony Stark or have this god-like view like Thor, and I want to show what it's like for regular people in this world.

One of the key factors of life is love, and the key factor of God is love, so having that understanding is really important in a relationship. Having someone that genuinely respects you and understands your life and is open to hearing about your life is really cool.

The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.

Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.