I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.

As a writer, I think the greatest danger would be self-censorship.

I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.

I think being an atheist is something you are, not something you do.

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.