I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.

Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.

Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.

One of the things I've learned is there's no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that mistakes are going to be made at any time in the creative process.

One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism.

If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.

Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world.