I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

Never hope for it more than you work for it.

Oppression works in such a way that it holds every person responsible for the acts of any wrongdoer of the oppressed group.

A narcissism shared by two.

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

You're nothing in America if you don't have debt.