I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

It is not often that the real world conjures worse than what we can imagine.

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator

Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.

Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people

Being in love, and I'm not an expert in this, I've lived it as much as anyone has, but I've not dissected it.

Many, many times I would shake my head in dismay at the goings-on in the House of Commons, but that never caused me to lose my fundamental faith in the values of our parliamentary institutions.

What I have said may serve to recommend mathematics for acquiring a vigorous constitution of mind; for which purpose they are as useful as exercise is for procuring health and strength to the body.

An initial underscore already conveys strong feelings of magicalness to a C programmer.

I think when it comes to television as opposed to film, the producers really are the writers. We work with people who are purely financial producers.

It's not about talent once you get to the NFL because everyone's got it. It's about being willing to go that extra mile to be the best and that's something that I've always done.