And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.

That's a very real feeling - that I don't have a story to tell. I'm not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.

Tell me what you think and then tell me what the really smart person in the room who disagrees with you thinks.

I don't want to analyze myself or anything, but I think, in fact I know this to be true, that I enter the world through what I write. I grew up believing, and continue to believe, that I am a screw-up, that growing up with my family and friends, I had nothing to offer in any conversation. But when I started writing, suddenly there was something that I brought to the party that was at a high-enough level.

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.