In movies that tackle these political issues, there are far more interesting themes to be explored than partisan politics, which is what we get on cable news every second of every day.

I read an interview with Aaron Sorkin and he said he plays every part when he's writing. I thought, "Oh, I do that too! I'm doing okay."

My goal isn't so much genre, or fact-based or not fact-based. I just want to work on projects that I think could be great.

I find that when people get a script, they know within five pages if the writer can write. Once you're five pages in, it doesn't matter whose name is on the cover, you're not even thinking about it.

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.

Usually if a scene's really hard to write, I just don't write it. Nothing's coming to mind.

I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.