Will you please elaborate on the ideas catching theme in your book and how it relates to making movies?

An idea is a thought. It’s a thought that holds more than you think it does when you receive it but in that first moment there is a spark. In a comic strip, if someone gets an idea, a lightbulb goes on. It happens in an instant, just as in life.

It would be great if the entire film came all

I am a writer, creativity is important to me, and some of your ideas really got me thinking: much as I like them, they clash with the way I feel about my craft. Meditation can give you bliss, you say; but when you open your eyes, you still find life to be full of suffering; you may even suffer yourself, and I don’t think it’s necessarily bad. It’s often said that stress motivates an artist;

You always talk about Transcendental Meditation but there are lots of different types of meditation. What’s so special about TM? Is it really as easy as you say it is? Ultimately, is meditation really necessary? Why can’t I just close my eyes and relax and get the same result?

Here is how it works: Inside every human being is an ocean of pure, vibrant consciousness. When you “transcend” in

What is Vedic Science?

Vedic science—the science of consciousness—studies the laws of nature, the constitution of the universe, and how it all unfolds. In Vedic science, this ocean of pure consciousness is called Atma, the Self. “Know thy Self.” Well, how? You don’t know yourself by looking in the mirror. You don’t know yourself by sitting down and having a talk with yourself. But it’s there,

Your book is titled “Catching the Big Fish.” What’s behind this title? What does Big Fish mean to you?

Ideas are like fish.

If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.

Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.

I look for a certain kind of fish