Angry contradiction of the patriarch is not creativity; it's delinquency calling for attention. Difference for the sake of difference is as empty an achievement as slavishly following the commercial imperative.

I cannot be a character in a bad movie. I can't be.

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.

Most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.

There is no screenplay-writing recipe that guarantees your cake will rise.

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

Good story' means something worth telling that the world wants to hear. Finding this is your lonely task...But the love of a good story, of terrific characters and a world driven by your passion, courage, and creative gifts is still not enough. Your goal must be a good story well told.