Talent is truth on display.

My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it.

Once learned, the ability to disagree with a smile pays valuable dividends for a lifetime.

A child should have every advantage - including those taught by disadvantage.

Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort.

I'm tempted to say, 'Writing treatments is like designing a film by hiring six million monkeys to tear out pages of an encyclopedia, then you put the pages through a paper-shredder, randomly grab whatever intact lines are left, sing them in Italian to a Spanish deaf-mute, and then make story decisions with the guy via conference call.' But no... compared to writing treatments, that makes sense, too.

You should quit trying only after two conditions have been met: 1.) You've given yourself a legitimate shot. 2.) Trying is no longer fun.