There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.

The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing.

Anything you could ever want or be you already have and are.

The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do.

I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.

You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war with PTSD or a head injury, their families have a handful when they come home.

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.

The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.

The gift of life is the gift to suffer sometimes and to embrace it, heartbreak and all.

What do we have in life, really? If we're lucky we get to a certain age, and we have each other. We have the food we like. We have our crazy little rituals. And we have each other.

There's always hope. Never give up. Walk slowly and drink lots of water. It ain't a sprint.

When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.

Don't worry about the future, sooner or later it's the past. If they say the feeling's gone then it's time to take it back.

Humans are easy to read, because what they’re not saying speaks volumes.

Live your best life.Live your dreams.

A business plan is like a war plan, when you competitors know about it, it's no longer of any use

‎With adulthood comes responsibility.

I'm looking at them from above, because God put me there.

I always have this fear that one day you are going to discover that I'm not as great as you once thought I was. Nothing feels as good as skinny feels.

If our love for each other really is participatory, then all other human relationships nourish it; it is inclusive, never exclusive.

I can be a badass DJ when I want, but I am also an insufferable music snob.