Facing your fears robs them of their power.
I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined.
There’s no reason the story of Christianity wouldn’t be more prevalent in film and television considering the audience size who love and believe the stories. This is a broad audience and deserves to be on broadcast TV.
Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.
America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.
As the show’s executive producer, I envisioned something akin to “Gilligan’s Island” meets Lord of the Flies meets Ten Little Indians mets “The Real World.” “Survivor” marks a return to a core element of adventure: staying alive.
No one’s going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.
My mantra is: Realize you’re going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn’t mean I’m not frightened of it.
I look at decisions like – it’s like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he’s being chased. There’s uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he’s going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.
You can’t just decide to take the subject matter of The Bible and figure out you can just change what you want. I mean, the audience knows, and if you give them a Biblical story, you better get it right.
There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.
You’ve heard the saying, ‘Analysis creates paralysis.’ You can’t be 100 percent sure of anything.