It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That's why writing on the Internet has become a lifesaver for me. My ability to think and write have not been affected. And on the Web, my real voice finds expression.

What happens in a fantasy can be more involving than what happens in life, and thank goodness for that.

Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the leading edge.

If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough?

Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free will and then send in a play from the sidelines.

To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion.