The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.

President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

I've never really had a problem with the imagination level of an audience. They're always smarter and savvier than any studio exec will give them credit for.

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.