Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing.

In life two negatives don't make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse.

Stories build cultures by answering the big questions.

Aristotle said time is a measure of change, and this movie is about changing in time, through time, while remaining the same person. That's a philosophical paradox and a moral dilemma. But 'Casablanca' says it's possible. You can have both. That's what it means. And that's my wish for you: that you would have both.

Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form.

Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing.

Don't be didactic - don't write about poverty. Write about poor people. When you dramatize their lives and let life and characters be your inspiration, you will express the 'idea' dynamically and without preaching.