“I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the s...” — Christopher McQuarrie Quote

“I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the skeleton of a character, and you're hiring actors to fill it out.”

“I love traveling around promoting different movies because I'm always looking at different places, and I always walk around to see the city.”

“Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.”

“I was gonna work in a university, but no one was hiring.”

“It's a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on.”

“The first day of shooting came, and of course I was nervous. I would lie if I said I wasn't impressed. I mean, Lars von Trier hiring me to be the king in 'Medea'... Lars said, 'Stop! Stop!' And I was so nervous, I turned around and said, 'What is it?' He said, '... Just be a tired king.'”