I would like to see our society mature, and become more rational and more knowledge-based, less emotion-based.

You have to have a thick enough skin to cope with the criticism. I'm very self-critical and I have a lot of friends that I trust who are film directors and writers and people in my profession.

'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.

Teachers are the most important individuals in our society - nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.

Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.