The real skill of being a writer is being able to take your inspired moments, and make them work as a whole, through the unromantic, daily hard work.

I'm a sucker for double meanings in titles.

There's so much great stuff out there. The artists who've been most formative to me are the ones I've had the privilege to work with over the years.

I love writing stories about regular people dealing with life's biggest questions.

I take a lot of inspiration from the people I work with, and having many collaborators keeps me challenged and inspired.

Theater and music are both collaborative media, and I think they're best when they combine different people's visions and aesthetics.

Every day I wake up, there's a little part of my brain that's thinking I might die in a terrorist attack today.

It's an incredible privilege to be able to sit in front of a computer and spend a few hours just thinking and writing.

I believe fear of what we do not know may be the devil's best tool, meant to keep us back from those we long to approach.

Learning how to fight properly and deciding what to fight about are two of the secrets to a successful marriage. It usually comes down to the "line of respect" one way or the other.

I’m not going to be like my mother. You’re maniacs. You’re mad.“Yes, ” said Kate. “I know it. And so you won’t be. The best of luck to you. And what are you going to be instead?

And as always seems to happen when I have reached the point where I am ready to take decisive action, everything began to happen at once.

Whatever you can become will ultimately be destroyed. Only what you already are can't be taken away.

Who? Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am is a man in a mask.

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.

I would never say no to anything that sounded interesting! The thing I like about making films is that the adventure just begins when you pick up the camera.

... I never was one to get upset about a few scratches on a motor vehicle, it is meant to be used, not saved.

Soul is to be found in the vicinity of taboo.