I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I've seen all the shows, I've seen all the movies, but ultimately I just want a 2-hour movie that takes me to another time and place - something that entertains me.

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

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.

If you're constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren't going to like it, you can't do your job.

I stand by the Lost finale. It's the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses. No apologies. I look back on it as fondly as I look back on the process of writing the whole show. And while I'll always care what you think, I can't be a slave to it anymore. Here's why: I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really … I was alive.

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