A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It's a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer. Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there's a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith. The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else, trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer's intent. How childish to think that could be easy.

I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.

I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful.

I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores

Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet.