There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.

The first rumors about Zenith came from the Czechoslovakians.

The difference between me and you is that I do good fiction.

I am a politician which means I am a liar and a crook. When I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollypops.

I do not over-intellectualise the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.

An overnight success is ten years in the making.