My dream writing room would be the Imperial Library in Vienna.

Most writers write too much. I have the exact opposite problem. I feel I could write almost anything in a paragraph. I have a natural ability to condense, and so I often think, "Are you kidding me? Five thousand words? How am I gonna make 5,000 words out of that?"

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

I have the exact opposite problem of every writer I've ever met: Every writer I've ever met writes things that are too long, and they have to edit them down.

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

Screenwriting is not an artform, it is a punishment from God.

This idea that people have to love and understand each other is absurd. It's not human nature.