I went to Long Beach State, started out as an actor.

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.

After I script the movie, I have to storyboard it out, I have to budget it, and I have to understand if I can afford all those visual effects or not.

I've learned never to count Vin Diesel out. Just don't do that. And I guess it's because he is a very smart guy. Smarter than people give him credit for.

I started 'The Daily Show' when I was 22. I was going to class at Long Beach.

In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off-putting to the audience. There is always something familiar they can grab onto.