“I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create ...” — Mark Haddon Quote

“I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create believable characters is never to make generalizations about groups of people.”

“If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance.”

“The one thing you have to do if you write a book is put yourself in someone else's shoes. The reader's shoes. You've got to entertain them.”

“As an actor, you have to be able to put yourself into the character since your job is literally making the character and the situation he is in believable.”

“I think heroes who are not flawed are not believable.”

“When the characters are believable and endearing, action scenes, for example, make an impact. Otherwise, the audience gets no kick out of action. The biggest strength of 'MCA' is that its characters are real.”