"I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller."

"If an Internet company steals content, they shut it down. And let me tell you, Apple France, Yahoo France or Google France, none of them have gone out of business."

"I'm probably the only person who goes to work and says 'Wow, it's really nice here and sweet,' even in the competitive movie business."

"I wanted to do something inspirational for my children."

"The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows."

"Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that they're being trusted as a friend."

"When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book."

"I write in the morning - and then I'm always experimenting and tasting recipes for the books."