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Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

I've written plenty of scripts that sucked.

I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can maintain that approach to screenwriting, it can continue to be enjoyable.

I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later.

Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task.

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script.

It's my job to write the best book I can each month and hand my scripts in. Everything else is beyond my control.

I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with.

I never turn down scripts without good reason. If I did, I would probably never work.