In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

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

I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.

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.

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.