I'm not going to have a tombstone. I'm going to be tossed in the air. Ashes, tossed like a salad.

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility.

Death is an absolute marvel.

Every piece of entertainment is made with the idea that 'This is going to be terrific' and 'This is the best thing I've ever done' and then it hits the public and then the public tells you whether it's good or bad.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.

I think you die the way you live.