When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.'

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didn't speak any Russian. He didn't care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue.

The only TV I would be interested in exploring would be live television. There's no substitute for a team of artists performing at their peak live when failure is possible. It's a high-wire act. That excites me.

Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.