That’s a good question, because I think coming into film, and when we watch film at an early age, there’s this whole mythology of the auteur. We tend to see films as artifacts of one mind. The reality of it is, I think, when you come out here and start working, you have to learn pretty quickly that it’s a very collaborative process. You have to be open to other people’s ideas, and you can’t be too married to your own. You have to be uncompromising, and you have to know what you like about what you like, but at the same time you can’t be so uncompromising that you’re difficult to work with. That’s just part of what I’ve really grown to appreciate about film, and comics too, is learning to trust the creativity of others and be open to the ideas that they bring to the table that aren’t necessarily like anything that you could think of on your own.
I think that’s where the magic happens, when you get a bunch of people who are really, incredibly talented, and good at what they do, and very passionate about the project that they’re working on, and in love with it, I think that’s when you get something that’s really special. I think people can tell the difference when they watch a movie that was put together in that spirit, and when they watch a movie that wasn’t. It reads on screen very clearly.