Limitations are something that I latch onto - like working in genre, or if you're writing TV, there are act breaks, there's a length of time it's supposed to be. The restrictions of budget and sets can be really useful. When you can have everything, it's very hard to make things feel real and lived in.

It's a fun thing to do, to put yourself in the service of something if you think you can add an interpretation. It's no different than any other storytelling.

If you think that happiness means total peace, you will never be happy. Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace. It will always be in conflict. If you accept that, everything gets a lot better.

Writing is the greatest thing that can happen to a human being. It's the best.

A great scientist is more open to a new idea than almost anybody.

Every time somebody opens their mouth they have an opportunity to do one of two things - connect or divide.

Don't just be yourself. Be all of your selves.