The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.

Peer-to-peer technology has benefits, but it also carries many dangers, the most egregious of which is the potential for widespread read more

Peer-to-peer technology has benefits, but it also carries many dangers, the most egregious of which is the potential for widespread and unauthorized piracy. Without the permission of the author of the work, who will be able to tell when personal use ends and piracy begins? It is the fundamental question of what is fair and right for the creators and those who made that creation possible.

The forecasts for the second-half of the year for the most part seem to support a recovery, but to some read more

The forecasts for the second-half of the year for the most part seem to support a recovery, but to some extent, that's already priced into the market, so you're not seeing that much stock reaction. There's not a lot of conviction and some people will take profits. But I think there will continue to be a moderately upwards bias for the remainder of the year.

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again read more

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again by driving through my home town by car.

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only read more

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only react to it, but over-react to it. In this case, over-reacting was wrong.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I feel the same way about exotic dancers.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I feel the same way about exotic dancers.

We can say we have the cake and now we're just missing the cherry on top. We're closer (to the read more

We can say we have the cake and now we're just missing the cherry on top. We're closer (to the final) than PSV, but we'll have to prepare very well for the return leg, seeing how tough they were.

I felt like Jesus being lifted up,

I felt like Jesus being lifted up,

They wanted me to do Scream 2, and I hate talking about movies I turned down, because it sounds judgmental. read more

They wanted me to do Scream 2, and I hate talking about movies I turned down, because it sounds judgmental. There's nothing wrong with horror movies. I enjoy watching them. The main reason I turn a part down is if I think I won't be good.