DAMON LINDELOF:The honest answer is yes.

I didn’t really realize how much I cared until my heart started racing.

It was all great news from there.

Watchmen

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But to actually say, “Hey, congrats on this incredible work that you did.”

It’s really been wonderful.

Was there any nomination in particular that you felt particularly moved by?

Every single one is one that I am deeply appreciative of.

He bowled me over, and he did such incredible work.

And then like Liza Richardson, who was our music supervisor, who worked onThe Leftovers.

I could see it going either way.

If anything, I’ve gone back and I’ve checked the calculus and it checks out.

I’m so proud of the work that we all did.

So many of those storytellers have now gone on to run their own shows and to other projects.

Even Regina is directing and producing her own movie.

So there’s not going to be anOcean’s Twelve.

So I hope there’s moreWatchmen.

It’s one of those rare comic books that transcends what people think when you say “comics.”