Where's the great pay? Where's the travel? Where's the Winnebago, Goddamnit!

When a director writes, there's a compulsory arbitration. You have a right to challenge any of the arbitrators, but they pick three of four arbitrators who read all the drafts with no names attached and then allocate credit.

The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down.

Just expressing contempt for your leaders doesn't really accomplish anything.

When you're a big enough part of the process that the Writers Guild gives you a lot of credit, that's a good thing. It tells me that I've had a significant impact on the film as a writer.