When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.

There are films that cost a lot of money that might be decent films. But if they don't perform in that first weekend or two, they're gone.

I think it's more interesting to throw people into a story and let them catch up instead of explaining and feeling like you have to slow down for them. I think audiences, for the most part, they don't want to be ahead of you.

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist - like tomorrow - remember this: I don't believe that government should take over the grocery store down the street or control the means of production. But I believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a fair deal.

A million dollars in the presidential election is a spit in the ocean. It's not a lot of money.

I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting money. A lot of older jazz guys looked out for me and found me gigs and places to stay.

The successful companies try to keep the new entrants down. Now that's great for a company like ours. We make more money that way because we have less competition and less innovation. But for the country as a whole, it's horrible.