"You actually don't want people thinking your product is cool, because then you're a fad."

"I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact."

"I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you've made a billion dollars, you've probably become uncool."

"At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media."

"I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma."

"Live out of your imagination, not your history."

"To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another."

"The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment."