"I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction."

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"I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction."

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"I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can't really move from it: it's on buses, in stores, it's everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies."

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