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 love Hindi films.

A survey carried out across the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 showed that frequent church- or synagogue-goers are more likely to give money to charity.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.