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I am interested in the interaction of a group of people who have a common goal, or a common obsession, each contributing something unique to make something greater than the sum of its parts. I don't know why, but from day one, that has interested me. ”
Part of the job of being a producer is the Vulcan mind meld, where you listen not to what they're saying but what they mean. ”
I just love that whole Brill Building era. I will always regret not being there. That's where I belong. ”
I don't wake up every day and just write to write. I only write with purpose. ”
When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking. ”
With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; it is what it is. It's an adventure film. ”
Everybody who works for Amblin Television has to do five jobs. ”
India's rigid social structure limits intergenerational economic mobility and fosters acceptance of vast wealth disparities. ”
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor - and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible. ”
I teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books. While I'm writing a book, which I probably do two out of every three years, it's like having a second job. I squeeze in the hours when I can. ”