Early on, when I wrote 'Little Man Tate,' I got pigeonholed. Somebody said to me, 'You're not very dark,' and I had trouble getting certain kinds of jobs... and I learned very early that I didn't want to get pigeonholed as anything. And my next script was 'Dead Again.'

I really care more about the human drama than I do the thriller stuff.

For me, I really like the human drama embedded in a crime story, and I like the way European films do that.

Technology is making design more exciting, with color, wallpaper, textures, fabrics that could never have been created without the technology.

Writing one's first novel, getting it sold, and shepherding it through the labyrinths of editing, production, marketing, journalism, and social media is an arduous and nerve-wracking process.

Personally, what scares me most is the thoughtlessness the Internet can perpetuate.

Cortana, which is this nice lady, a digital lady, which you can actually use and talk to on Windows 10... You can interact with your life, your mission, your work, and add value to it.