Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

My kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I'm going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue.

I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

You can treat faith as part of people's it's lives.

I've written films that are violent. I'm not big on sitting and watching violence.

When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.

As a writer, as a storyteller, you have to have your emotions close, and the older I've gotten, the less I've worried about not displaying emotions.