Some of the inspirations I had as far as following that story would be, like, say, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," the way they use the Civil War in that, or even the idea that - the movie that Leone was going to do before he died was going to be a movie about the battle of Stalingrad.

When I'm writing in my bedroom, in a bar, at my kitchen table or wherever, I'm conjuring it all up on the page. That's all well and good, but it is going to be a limited perspective at that point and time. Occasionally, what I write might read really well initially, but then you change your mind while hunting for locations when you discover settings which offer even better opportunities for drama or dramatic staging.

I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can't ever remember a time when I didn't.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

I am doing what I'm doing, and if you don't like it, don't go see it.

I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.