Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're writing and you don't like how your character looks or talks, you just fix it. But in a movie, if there's something you don't like, that's tough.

One could argue that there exist certain questions that are best left unanswered.

God's will is your deepest desires.

Act first, explain later.

This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases.

Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh. ...And if any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard chapel on Sunday, kneel beneath the crucifix, and take Holy Communion.