The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

As you all know first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

Worry is interest paid in advance on a debt that never comes due.

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah.

The true writer must write not the acceptable but the true.

The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants.

I love Superman. I'm a big fan of anyone who can make his living in his underwear.