I do believe that people go to the movies - for one reason or another - they go to the movies to have an experience.

You always go by your gut. That's the best you can do. You go by what you feel, and you say yes or no based on what it inspires in you.

When you're a kid and you're a superhero lover, the holy trinity is Batman, Superman and Spider-Man, so to be able to take any of those and play with it is a huge joy.

In fact, we actually listen to fans all the time. It's helpful because you want to get a sense of what people are looking for and what they disagree with.

When you start a script you aim to hit a note you know you want to end in general.

I love the opportunity to tell the story about the characters through the music.

An emotional story is an emotional story no matter how big or small it is.

A woman in Charlotte approached me and said that she’s tired of the dysfunction in my novels. I told her I was sorry, but that is how the world has presented itself to me throughout my life.

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

I wished I could spend the rest of my life... being slightly crushed by someone who loved me.

For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.

You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.

A love affair based on jealousy is doomed from the start ... It is certanly a sign of love, but it's a sign that it's already dying.

Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer.

I was meeting a lot of directors and reading scripts, and I was like, "Well, I'd love to play this part," but I couldn't.

He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to death and no one thanks him for it.

Nowhere Man embodies one of my favorite themes - the hero completely out of his element. Its really near and dear to my heart.