Fun is what you do for yourself. If somebody else does it, it's entertainment.

It’s not a lie. It’s a gift for fiction.

Our job, as writers is to do our jobs.

Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one's virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit.

Make the audience wonder what's going on by putting them in the same position as the protagonist.

They say you can't study Kabbalah until you are at least 40 years old. You know why? You have to have experienced at least one generation making the same mistakes as the previous one.

The great movie can be as free of being a record of the progress of the protagonist as is a dream.