I don't like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.
This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on.
I always get quite close to my script because I work quite hard on them.
Usually, the biggest hang-up is the script. You could have a script done in six months that you love, or it could be like The Fantastic Four it's been almost 10 years.
Every script always goes through rewrites so that everyone loves it.
I take time with my films and I want to work on every script properly before I move on to something else.
I've done a number of films. I've been around this. I think the biggest challenge is just getting the script right, the way that you want the script to be. It's really about capturing the complexity of emotions and creating the kind of characters that people will want to watch every week.
But you're not necessarily ever going to be handed a script where you can say: it's all done and perfect.
You have to constantly work on your script if it needs it. You don't accept, 'Oh, I did a draft and...' No, it's your responsibility to work on the script as much as possible and make it better and better.
