The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school. Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.

To me, it's science fiction for me to do the things I've been blessed to do in this industry.

For me, the greater purpose of the story is just to illuminate some pattern of human truth.

Make a choice of what you want, who you want to be and how you're going to do it. The universe will get out of your way.

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity

I think my general disposition on life is finding what's funny about it. When something happens, the first thing in my mind is, "What's funny about it?"

The execs don't care what color you are. They care about how much money you make. Hollywood is not really black or white. It's green.