Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'

Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.

So I think if you're happy with your brain, you're powerful.

I've always liked to think ahead. Not stupid-far ahead. A hundred years doesn't interest me. But 20 years interests me, and more for what happens to humans as opposed to things.

I don't want to get close to people who have secrets that I don't know about.

Film is the cheapest part of the movie making process. The expense is the 100-man crew and the financing and everything.

I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters.