I started thinking about my relationship with my students; I'm this guy who comes in from book - and movie - land and descends on angel wings into their classroom. |
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind. |
I was totally convinced it was beyond me. The show was so complicated, I couldn't even follow the commercials. |
I write because I can't imagine not writing. |
I write because I write - as anyone in the arts does. You're a painter because you feel you have no choice but to paint. You're a writer because this is what you do. |
I'd love to be a saxophonist. I don't know why, but I pretend I'm the saxophonist when I listen to music. I have about as much chance playing the sax as I do learning how to fly. |
I've worked in the sustainable design field for 10 years. And I wanted to finally practice what I preach. This kind of development is not only marketable, it's a feasible way to promote sustainable design. |
If I can tell you the story from beginning to end in five minutes, I'm ready to start writing. Then it's a constant spreading out of that five minutes. |
If you really want to say something in a film, don't make a big studio movie. The more money that's invested, the more people will want to have their say. Expensive films can't afford to alienate part of the audience. So it's up to smaller-scale films. |
If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged. |
It makes a lot of sense. Your teeth are always with you. ... You can always update your car or a computer, but you just can't update teeth. |
It will last you a heck of a lot longer than that car will. And it won't depreciate like the car. |
It would make me so happy if I didn't have to write the scripts of my own books. |
It's all gray, |
It's just not realistic, all the stuff they want me to do. We're trying to get this done to allow the people back into their homes, but the city's permit process is long and complicated and, so far, I'm not getting much help [from the city]. |