There is no suspense in inevitability.

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.

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.

I'm not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I'm like, "There's a glass?"

If you don’t believe in virtues and principles, then you are not building your life on anything.

To all the women and the men who ever loved me just a little.

She not only kept her lovely figure, she's added so much to it.

Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it.

The Iraq war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization.

Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution.

You might recall, perhaps, that we were probably the only commentators to rely on the most knowledgeable source, State Department intelligence.

Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina.

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.