The Xbox 360 is the first console that I've ever worked with that actually has development tools that are better for games than what we've had on PC.

Making one brilliant decision and a whole bunch of mediocre ones isn't as good as making a whole bunch of generally smart decisions throughout the whole process.

Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul.

At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior.

The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and you have all the tools necessary to work your way to any level of programming skill you want to shoot for.

It's nice to have a game that sells a million copies.

One of the big lessons of a big project is you don't want people that aren't really programmers programming, you'll suffer for it!