I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.

Is it possible to be overzealous, to destroy that which you hope to save-so that nothing is left but emptiness.

When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight.

You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.

An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is more of a miracle than any sticks turned to snakes, or the parting of waters!

If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing.

I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.