The beauty of a really good movie is that it's a whole world, complete in an hour and a half or two hours.

If people walk out of the movie and they think about it, then that's quite something.

If my whole game depends on whether you can guess the ending or not, I'm done, forget it.

It sounds corny, but I think people need stories to process the world. That's our business. That's the job we're in. We tell stories.

As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.

I love films where I'm looking around the world a little different now that I've seen that. I want something that nourishes my view of the world.

I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I am just too curious to see how it's playing with the audience, and I have a thick-enough skin to handle the less charitable assessments.