Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.

If a composer suffers from loss of sleep and his sleeplessness induces him to turn out masterpieces, what a profitable loss it is!

It's hard luck always having to be a judge.

A single radio post still heard him. The only link between him and the world was a wave of music, a minor modulation. Not a lament, no cry, yet purest of sounds that ever spoke despair.

It is better to dare than fear.

Rank and status do not represent power when surrounded by negativity.

A new book is like a friend that I have yet to meet

I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes.

To discover, or recover, the sense of religious certainty one must worship.

When I'm in emotional pain, I usually embrace the pain, cry, and let it all out. Then I try to look on the bright side.

I try to always go for something... very interior, following thoughts and memories, something that I think is difficult to do on the screen, which is essentially a third-person medium.

Sometimes you have intuitive insight about how you think things are going to be, and you write that. Other times you fantasize completely, which has nothing to do with predicting the future.

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.