Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing for me is that when you're feeling very scared and nervous about something and you're fairly convinced that it could be a massive disaster, that's exactly the idea that you should do.

In really, really good science fiction the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.

Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.

At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.

Essentially, there's no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs.

Hopping around time in a non-linear storytelling fashion (on 'Lost') allows you to bring back characters who are dead and, in some cases, buried. Now that time travel is the story itself, it opens up even more doors. So when an actor reads that they're getting killed off on the show, they're basically, like, 'Okay, but should I still bother to show up next week?'

I love finding new creative partnerships but then continuing the partnerships I'm already in.