On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.

Here's the miracle: I grew up thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to write 'Superman' someday? Wouldn't it be great to create my own show, or work on 'Lensman,' or 'Forbidden Planet?'' Those were very literally the goals I set for myself, the dreams that I thought I didn't have a chance in hell of ever actually achieving. But it's happened.

It's really important to me to keep growing as a writer, to look for new challenges and be harshly critical of my own work in order to learn and tell better stories.

Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes Rocky work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it.

Science fiction shows are traditionally about the gimmick or the gadget and tend to be emotionally cool to the touch.

You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.

I've changed my mind. I've decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I don't like.