And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.

The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

The best stories infuse wonder.

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

I never think about the audience. If someone gives me a marketing report, I throw it away.

Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not.

Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story.

That's what great art does - it inspires other artists to do great art, and that's what it should do.

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.

Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.

What a man need is simply and solely independence volition, whatever that independence may cost and wherever it may lead.

...his lazy eye drifting around the room like a child looking for the bathroom.

Fruits are snacks, which are rich in vitamins, and can be eaten the whole day.

The danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel.

Good films can be made only by a crew of Dedicated Maniacs.

Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten

The best kept secret in America today is that people would rather work hard for something they believe in than live a life of aimless diversion.

When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice gives out.

Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.