The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer.

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his position to the satisfaction of our creative freedom.

Politics has become entertainment.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.

The blank page is the great equalizer and grand opportunity for continued learning and growth.

You want my advice? Put down your phone. Hug her from behind and kiss the back of her neck. Entwine your fingers with hers…. You’re welcome.

What is research but a blind date with knowledge?

I'm a realist all the way. I'm too cynical to be an optimist. But I've lived too much of a charmed life so far to ever be a pessimist.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

Logic is an excellent weapon when employed correctly.

The loser, when a game of dice is done, remains behind reviewing every roll sadly, and sadly wiser, and alone.

The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.

In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.

If ever I were to have a symbol attributed to me, it would be a heart, the outline!