American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art.

If you find that a point cannot be made without narration, it is virtually certain that the point is unimportant to the story (which is to say, to the audience).

The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them 'more' illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation.

Almost all movie scripts contain material that cannot be filmed.

Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee's for closers only.