Because television doesn't offer the kind of budget that a movie offers, you've got to be a little more careful where you spend the money to put the fiction in science.

People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.

Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people.

I don't do the running commentary as the movie's playing. I think you should be able to watch the movie without listening to me talk while the movies playing.

I dream for a living. Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to, and I see another movie I want to make.

People have forgotten how to tell a story.

I'm 62 years old. Am I old enough to win a lifetime achievement award? Yes, I am. Thank you very much.