A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue.

Because we [people] have an intellect, part of what we do is try to understand the "intelligent design." Everything we don't know is "intelligent design." Everything we do know is science.

So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.

My success wasn't based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.

Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each other.

I'm aware that dialogue isn't my strength. I use it as a device. I don't particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem.