Loneliness is something we [all people] go through. We go through mourning and longing. We make some bad choices sometimes because we're desperate for something, and that's okay. That's part of life.

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

Let your heart beat for music. Don't be a DJ for the wrong reasons, do it because you have a passion for it.

God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers.

Don't lose faith in what you are trying to do, even though you will get pummeled emotionally left and right. There are a lot of "nos" to any "yes." And that's OK.

I'm still the person who naively thinks if I can imagine it, I can have it.

When you are free from self-doubt, you fail better. You accept criticism and listen.

I think if you create well balanced characters that are well represented, boys and girls relate to them whether they're boys or girls.

Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime.

If you wanna do a film where you have a big scope, you've got to make your characters relatable and genuine.

If you don't want the nickname, don't live up to it.

Courage is endurance for one moment more

You know there’s this gaping space between us, and if I leaned forward I’d grab Dex’s shirt without ever touching him. You know there’s a three-inch-thick glass wall separating us.Now we know, too.

We are always learning

Intelligence is a necessity, but when one is without a supernatural sense, intelligence becomes senseless.

Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball is like talking to Homer about the Gods.

The thing that is believed is a reality.

I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.

The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier.

Everyone is so addicted to their damn phone. It's sad to see the filmmaker's work diminished down to a computer screen.

You can't compare any job or any friendship or anything to another. I think if you do, it's kind of a recipe for disaster.