In television, I don't feel constraints. I feel a lot freedom to maneuver.

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.

There is no suspense in inevitability.

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.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive

The beauty of words will forever be stronger than the silence of tears.

We'll go here on [Donald] Trump's temperament. Trump's reckless approach could lead to war. That really resonated with Democratic swing voters.

"To coach" comes from the root meaning "to bring a person from where they are to where they want to be."

The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite.

If a woman shows too often the Medusa's head, she must not be astonished if her lover is turned into stone.

I would not let my children act when they are young!

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.

The great virtue of those who seek the spiritual path is courage.

Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards.