For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.

The more important the emotion is, the fewer words required to express it: Will you go out with me? I think I like you. I care for you. I love you. Marry me. Goodbye.

My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.

I think that we are already making steps toward mapping out the brain so we can identify the chemical patterns that create and store memory.

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone.

When you walk into a movie theater, you don't walk out half-way through, and then come back the next day to watch the rest of it.

A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.