In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual's greed for power and the electorates' desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment.

What I value most in my friends is loyalty.

The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants.

My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's full of surprises, and you're constantly getting fucked.