The universe considers me its personal cat toy.

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

To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.

I'm all for crossovers if they benefit the individual books.

If sacred places are spared the ravages of war... then make all places sacred. And if the holy people are to be kept harmless from war... then make all people holy.

Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life really were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us happen because we really deserve them?