Maybe the price of forgetting that even in America, even in New York City, when a man from back home is talking, you better listen closely. (Dark City Lights)

For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief.

What unifies every part of my journey is I always lead with my curiosity, obsession, or fascination.

'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

Everyday, it's about building a practice that enables you to try and forget that you're afraid.

All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide.

Hollywood is a land of self-invention.

Maybe the price of forgetting that even in America, even in New York City, when a man back home is talking, you better listen closely.

When we access ourselves wrongly, we cannot see our ability to achieve a goal

If you help them (the crew) create good memories, they'll forget all the bad stuff

The best times we’ve had on earth are usually with those we love.

... this world gives no room to be what we dreamt of being

A jester, a bad character.

While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind.

A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.

Those who do good science do so because they choose problems that are suited to them.

Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.

Thus when I have to summarize naturalized spirituality in a single phrase, it is this: the thoughtful love of life.