A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that.

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.

The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.