Josh Trank

“I don't read Twitter.”

“Filmmakers have to really find a unique take on something if they're going to explore an already-explored genre of movies.”

“To me the most important thing is a good story, though I know how cliche that sounds.”

“I'm a big, big movie fan; really, I've seen everything. I really mean that, too.”

“You can't have the word 'fantasy' or 'fantastical' without a contrast. It has to stem from a grounded experience.”

“I think maybe there's a part of me that needs adversity from the rest of the world in order to feel motivated to want to prove people wrong. I need people to be like, 'What is this weirdo doing?'”

“I'm a believer that you shouldn't really talk about the drawing until you're done with the drawing.”

“I knew that this was going to be questioned and it was going to come under skepticism as to why I left 'Star Wars'.”

“Before we even approached this movie, the 'Fantastic Four' on its own is very unique.”

“I love how 'Misfits' is a drama-comedy.”

“We live in a time where there's a required instant gratification from audiences. That's a fun challenge in terms of putting together this teaser, picking and choosing how much you're actually giving away.”

“'Fast Times At Ridgemont High' is one of my favorite movies; it's a film that's a human comedy, it's a drama, and the characters all, in a way, fit the teenage archetypes, but they don't become stereotypes because each of the actors brought their own presence and their own personality to the screen.”

“I was made fun of by a lot of other kids in such a way that I didn't feel like I was human.”

“I am very sensitive about characters being annoying in movies.”

“I was told about 'Misfits' when we were in prep for 'Chronicle', and I wanted to watch it badly because I'm a fan of that kind of stuff. But I stopped myself because I was very careful about not getting too much contemporary influence.”