Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Matthew Wiener on 'Mad Men' writes the entire series before they start shooting, and if you have that, then what you can do with character and story is not at all unlike what you can do in a novel.

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

I'm not looking for sympathy at all.

If you don't stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.