I don't want to get pigeonholed, and I want to try my hand at anything that excites me. I'm not just a Disney writer.

That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.

Apparently Jamie is great at being soft and hard at the same time. Which is hard to do for an actor! He's going to get an Oscar!

When you do a rewrite, it's really about serving the director's vision, and what the director needs to go into that script.

I often learn more from one person's highly idiosyncratic experiences than I do from sources that detail universal practices or cite up-to-date studies.

There is an economy in your mind

Oh God don't envy me I have my own pains.

A 10-pound sack of potatoes lasts a long time.

A man with an obsession is a man who has very little sales resistance.

Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That's just common sense!

Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford.

How on earth Traore gets into this team is beyond me. And he's a Champions League winner? Gimme a break.

The biggest danger of Hollywood becoming a purely corporate town resides in the creative process.

I've never seen impeccable logic be sufficient to win both the heart and the mind.