During Christmas time, on German television they show films with three or four episodes, and I quite like the feeling of waiting for the next episode.
Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality.
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.
Life is chaotic and meaningless, and you have to find your meaning. You must find the answer, you can't just live. That's the point of story: helping you find your meaning in life.
Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.
God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That's flaccid, sloppy writing. Any idiot can write a voice-over narration to explain the thoughts of a character.
We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we're surprised by its relative ease. We're left to wonder why we dreaded it until we realize that most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.
The margin is very marginal.
For me playing Spider-Man is just making sure I feel like a kid on set, and really be the kid that everyone wants to be, and just have fun with it, and see a superhero really enjoy having his powers.
The Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine.