...that out of the quarrel with others we produce rhetoric, matter for the editorial page, while out of the quarrel with ourselves we create art.

There is nothing bigger and more important than a person’s calling

Truth and untruth weave the seamless web of human nature.

What's going on?" I asked when he finished."I'll let you know soon. For now, we have to wait.""Great. My favorite thing to do.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

I always wanted to do an animated movie. I find it to be incredibly liberating as a way of telling a story.

I didn't have a calling to be a therapist. I really went to Pacifica for a very specific kind of life experience, to really kind of find my path in a deeper way.

It's through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.

Whenever we defend democracy we find oil.

Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don't want to work with people who don't care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.