"Because making movies is such an expensive endeavor, other media such as books and comics have long been a more feasible way to experiment with truly new ideas."

"Think about trailers you see in theaters. If you're seeing a Warner Bros film, the studio might have three of the five trailers. So having a hit helps you create the next hit."

"The entertainment business remains a business of blockbusters, and increasingly so."

"For the first case I did with Octone, 360 deals were not at all being talked about. And then for the follow-up case, it was the focus. I wanted to see how things were changing and what the new challenges were."

"I've tried to take the opportunity to be as positive a person as I can be, as positive role model as I can be."

"All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers."

"Anyone who teaches knows that you don't really experience a text until you've taught it, in loving detail, with an intelligent and responsive class."

"I believe, in a funny way, the job of the novelist is to be out there on the fringes and speaking for an experience that has not really been spoken for."