The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.

I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all make such different films. There's not just one way of doing it.

I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.

Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling really depressed.

I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film less and less.

I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by people.

I write compulsively. I've got so many ideas, and I love to do it so much, I can't not do it. I write the way some people do drugs.

To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.

Borrowed wit is the poorest wit.

My desk, most loyal friend thank you. You've been with me on every road I've taken. My scar and my protection.

I think the fun thing about this franchise [Planet of Apes], as storytellers, is that a lot of the franchises are very black and white. This is all about the gray areas; it's really about the nature.

Who besides guys like me are part of the reality-based community?

If you'd like to be good at something, the first thing to out the window is the notion of perfection.

Such is the love of praise, so great the anxiety for victory.

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

I'm a 'Lost' guy, I love 'Lost.