And the most dangerous place on earth - Is where you’re safe.

Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart.

If you let people believe that you are weak, sooner or later you’re going to have to kill them.

I never think about a movie when I'm writing a book, because I think only two things could happen and both of them are bad. You write a lousy novel and a lousy film.

I start work at 5 in the morning and I have a wicked insomnia problem.

I would prefer things to be peaceful and not have conflict.

I don't recognize myself. I don't know who I am anymore." And it's all fun and games until someone loses an I.

Ridley Scott obviously an iconic director, he's made some fantastic films. Obviously a very smart, very tasteful, thoughtful guy. So yeah, I'm in good shape; got Ridley Scott with The Cartel.

I have to remind the people who put down East Coast surfing that Kelly Slater is from Florida.

Alcoholism, tobacco, drunk driving, these things will always be with us. There's always going to be a certain percentage of any population that is addicted to certain substances.

I think you can use fiction to get inside people's minds.

For awhile, I thought that was love.-Gaara

Until you know how to change yourself for the better, you cannot change others.

Writers are always alone, even in a room bursting with noises of the familiar.

Writing at its best is simply taking dictation from your soul.

Everything's uglier up close.Not you.

It's a pity youth is wasted on the young.

Being memorable equals getting picked.

I really don't have favorites; I'm just a fan of movies, period.

I would love to stay at SNL forever. But you can't stay in the same place. People think you're a loser.

Our lab had always refrained from keeping our studies secret.