I think our insecurities are our biggest challenges, and we all have them. Trust me, I've got plenty of my own.

We've all been underestimated at times. That's life.

I've always loved news. I've always loved storytelling and being where the scene is.

Did I behave myself tonight, Ross?’ she asked. ‘Did I behave as Mrs Poldark should behave?’‘You misbehaved monstrously, ’ he said, ‘and were a triumph.

Mankind is divided into two classes: those who, being artificial, praise nature, and those who, being natural, praise art.

If our core belief is based on what other people think, then we eventually will allow their opinions to become our reality.

You can do two things at once, but you can't focus effectively on two things at once.

I was a piano player before I was a poet.

Did he say:"Hullo,Pippin!This is a pleasant surprise!"?No,indeed!He said:"Get up,you tom-fool of a Took!Where,in the name of wonder,in all this ruin is Treebeard?I want him.Quick" -Pippin Took

Songs from the wood make you feel much better.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

I have absolutely no concept of work, except for university. But I like to talk to people a lot about their jobs.

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.