Christopher McQuarrie

I'm a big fan of the movies of the '60s, more than a fan of the movies of the '70s.

To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another, and a movie is yet another. There's even reverence to a screenplay.

Knowledge is death in my experience. The more I know about film, the harder it is to create freely.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.