I don't know when I made that active decision to be a writer or to try to write, but I know I always liked storytelling.

As a writer, as a storyteller, you have to have your emotions close, and the older I've gotten, the less I've worried about not displaying emotions.

When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.

Facts tend to take the punch out of a good hate rant and are therefore left best unsaid.

For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.

My kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I'm going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue.

There's something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together.

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

I think I'm an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don't believe that's unique to me or that's how I am able to do the things I do.

I've written films that are violent. I'm not big on sitting and watching violence.

Alas! Earwax!

Our souls speak a language that is beyond human understanding. A connection so rare the universe won't let us part.

Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?

Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.

I was not out to paint beautiful pictures even painting good pictures was not important to me. I wanted only to help the truth burst forth.

This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.

You're not looking for the Rolls Royce and the big fancy trailer. Those are supposed to be the byproducts of having fun and then getting good at what you do.

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

When somebody asks me what I do, I don't think I'd say critic. I say writer.

I have a voracious appetite for images I can translate.