Sometimes a story idea will come to me, and suddenly I've figured out the whole thing, and I feel like I'm collaborating with something other than myself.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way to connect with people in new ways.

We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.

I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.

Every joke is an experiment. When you sit, alone, and write a script, or just a joke, you really have no idea if it will succeed.

I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

The audience doesn't care that most of happened. They just want a good movie.

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

Knowledge gives nothing to a man until he gives everything to it.

Not knowing the answer to a question is not a valid excuse for making up a fairytale to explain it.

Why use long words when short ones will do? Not all readers have been to college or university.

I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf.

People should try eating no animal products for just one day a week.

History repeats itself.

For me, Rama and Rahim are one and the same deity.

He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.