Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.

I am my own self.

There was a thing called Heaven

I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!

X-Files wasnt a big show in England.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

If you want to earn a million bucks a year, eliminate mediocrity from your thinking and your life.

Any girl who would risk her life for someone she loves certainly deserves to be called a lady.

Art teachers are always the doormats of the previous generation.

You don't want somebody who doesn't know his own heart, do you? You'll find someone who's brave enough to love you. Someday. One day. Not today.

At the time we acquired Viacom, everyone said I had overpaid. But even at today's depressed prices, that investment is worth billions. Everyone was saying MTV was a fad. I knew better.