People love seeing violence and horrible things. The human being is bad and can't stand more than five minutes of happiness. Put him in a dark theater and ask him to look at two hours of happiness, and he'd walk out or fall asleep.

Sometimes I think people need to prepare to be born at a certain time to be of age in keeping with coming events. It also seems we travel with a ring of protection both here and there.

To this day I have a profound mistrust of the word processor. I have to type it or write it first, screen it and only then enter it for posterity onto the word processor.

Beware 'good' main characters who have a limited repertory of culturally acceptable feelings, while your evil bastards have a full range of vivid, passionate feelings.

Everything you have heard about the shower scene is true.

I go out on the side of a hill, maybe hunting deer, and sit there and see the shadow of night coming over the hill, and I can swear to you there is a part of me that is absolutely untouched by anything civilized. There's a part of me that has never heard of a telephone.

Everyone has their truth. Mine lies in the cinema.

… this is my first language.” {on Writing}

I love screenwriting. It's simple and mathematical, yet it has the beauty of science and chemistry, the wonder of mystery, and the love of a wild heart.

The more of those little light bulbs that can turn on the better. Eventually you'll have enough to light up a movie screen.