Just drawing back and drawing in; becoming narcissistic.

Star Trek, I thought, was a very inconsistent show, which at times sparkled with true ingenuity and pure science fiction approaches, and other times was more carnival-like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form.

Whenever you write, whatever you write, never make the mistake of assuming the audience is any less intelligent than you are.

I don't think it's man's function to write. I don't think it's a normal thing like teeth-brushing and going to the bathroom. It's a supered position on the animal.

Hollywood's a great place to live... if you're a grapefruit.

All the Dachaus must remain standing.

Coming up with ideas is the easiest thing on earth. Putting them down is the hardest.