Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.

Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting.

Failure can only exist from stagnant perceptions. Everything is a process of learning and if you learn something useful, you have success.

One of my favorite films is LATE SPRING by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art.

I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there.

The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you.

I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world.