The true writer must write not the acceptable but the true.

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.

The Oscars demonstrate the will of the people to control and judge those they have elected to stand above them (much, perhaps, as in bygone days, an election celebrated the same).

Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?"

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

Forget narrative, backstory, characterisation, exposition, all of that. Just make the audience want to know what happens next.

It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful.

Opportunity may knock, but it seldom nags.

We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah.

Grace saved my life

Rise up to wise up.

If you want to call it quits, just tell me. Man up and say it to my face. Don’t just skulk around.

I am a choreographer. A choreographer is a poet. I do not create. God creates. I assemble and I will steal from everywhere to do it.

To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.

And when you're needing your space to do some navigating...I' ll be here patiently waiting to see what you find

We've all seen great actors and actresses who are missing a certain chemistry. And it's not about getting along or not getting along.

I want to keep pushing the limits to see what’s possible. That’s the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.

I do everything on my phone as a lot of people do.

It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.