I came to New York, and it was a really cool time. People like Jim Jarmusch and Spike Lee were making their first movies, and they were making movies that were personal narratives.

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.

I keep trying to train myself to stop saying 'filmmaker' and start saying 'storyteller.' We're telling stories.

My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where I got this job proofreading for a cable television magazine.

When a crisis occurs, I feel that one of my greatest responsibilities is to set a tone of calm no matter what the problems. Sometimes I have to fake confidence a lot. I also have to fake calm.

The only way to sustain a career is to be as prolific as you can be, and open to opportunities.

It's humiliating to have to explain your value.

Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision.

There were Hollywood movies and then there were those aggressively anti-narrative films that they showed at the Collective for Living Cinema.

I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.

I think that when you're doing an under-four-million-dollar movie, you just can't throw money at the problems.

A Woman who let out a Sigh Outside a Mansion, should Never ask her Husband Why He Works Late

If you meet a man who deeply believes he knows it all, then you have succeeded in finding a man who's unwise.

Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it.

If you like books with happy endings then put this book down immediately.

I had such a great year I didn't want to forget it.

My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it.

I had met Keanu [Reeves]a few times so it was a great way to reach out to him with an actual job offer. He very kindly agreed to be part of it and it was an amazing experience.

My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.

Man is a paradoxical being - the constant glory and scandal of this world.

What men of science want is only a fair day's wages for more than a fair day's work.