Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place in one box.

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed our dog, we don't have a care in the world.

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.