Damon Lindelof

My father - until the day that my dad died - didn't know how many points you scored in a touchdown. He could say there were nine innings in baseball, but no intricacies of the sport.

There is no suspense in inevitability.

I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.