People only speak to get something.

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.

The Oscars demonstrate the will of the people to control and judge those they have elected to stand above them (much, perhaps, as in bygone days, an election celebrated the same).

Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?"

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

Forget narrative, backstory, characterisation, exposition, all of that. Just make the audience want to know what happens next.

It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful.

Opportunity may knock, but it seldom nags.

We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah.

Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.

Study whatever you were told very carefully. Make the best choices for the best brands and discard the rest.

The road to Hell is paved with the best of conscious intentions.

Sure, safety is, well, safe, but will it help me achieve the things I really want for my life?

You could stab a knife right through my heart and you'd be too late.

Raven?' Yes?' What do you believe in?' I believe in - finding out!

In comedy, beware the split focus. The audience should focus on the face of the actor. The audience must see the setup. If there is action elsewhere on the stage, the comic line can be lost.

You can't be friends with someone who's in love with you if you don't love that person back the same way.

Barack Obama doesn't think this country should be number one. If it were number 35 it'd be fine with him.

We're not just dogmatic about this-we're bulldog-matic! Sola Scriptura is non-negotiable!