Every adaptation requires that the screenwriter make difficult choices - and in particular, difficult cuts.

I was like a well trained pianist who knows which note to hit, but can't make the music his own.

The longer you work in this business [movie], the more you start to be able to see the carpentry. You can see where things are going, and it's harder to surprise you, as a reader

I've never flown a kite.

The secret to winning a woman is calculated neglect.

This is good, life must continue, we are fighting barbarians, but we must remain human.

Every time something bad happens, like we lose a day because of weather or an actor gets injured or anything else happens, the schedule has to change. It's the most challenging Tetris puzzle.