I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.

Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.

I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.

Write the kind of movie you would want to see, in a genre you love.

You may not be well read, you may not know how to count, you may write poorly, but as soon as you open your mouth people get an impression of you based both on the content of your message and on the way you deliver it.

It was always about the story rather than the character.