If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.

Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience.

I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland.

There is no suspense in inevitability.

If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself.

All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.

Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world.

In really, really good science fiction the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.

One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism.

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.

As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story.

A clear purpose will unite you as you move forward, values will guide your behavior, and goals will focus your energy.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I will say it a million more times if I have to.

Pluto is dead, I know as I observed the Terminator that was sent to kill it

I wish I was told to look after my teeth when I was younger. My smile is really important to me and one of my biggest assets, so I'm very conscious that I need to keep it in top condition.

Golf is a spiritual game. It's like Zen. You have to let your mind take over.

I went to drama school but it was very hard to get work until I was made assistant stage manager.

It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.

Photo shoots for underage girls are like letting an ant walk around with honey.

There are no ideas in the South, just barbecue.