On a certain level, I don't think there is an answer to what the American way is, because it is constantly being re-defined. It's also been exploited and capitalized upon and politicized by one side or the other to the point that a certain degree of cynicism has attached itself to that term.
J. Michael StraczynskiI've always been a science fiction fan since I had understood the conception of what a story was.
J. Michael StraczynskiComing from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.
J. Michael StraczynskiAs an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious, because itโs only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark, and then itโs gone forever.
J. Michael StraczynskiI like writing. It's partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living.
J. Michael Straczynski