We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning.

There's something that's delightful about things getting bigger and more over-the-top. Sometimes it's empty, and other times, it's just fun.

That was the political reality of 1987: Saxophones made you cool. That's real! That really happened in our society!

When I was a kid on the playground, fights were about who got to play Han Solo. He's just one of the best characters ever created.

It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift.

The fabric of North Carolina and what makes our state so special is our families and our common desire for a brighter future for our children. No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families - happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren.

Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it was important for me that the film functioned first as a family drama. I know that I'm never affected by anything if I'm not invested in the people to whom the genre things are happening.

I want people to relate to my family, and to just getting through something - getting through loss in general.