When I go into a pitch room and I'm pitching something with a writing partner, everybody tends to look at the guy, even if I'm doing a lot of the talking.

I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.

Modern life has gotten so strange, we all get 150 emails and text messages a day, and it's hard when things are moving that quickly to keep that sense of wonder about being alive.

I feel like success to me is about feeling like I have done something in storytelling, where I've gotten close to articulating something intangible that I'm feeling, and I think I get closer every time, but I don't know that I've done that yet.

The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If Im afraid of it, then I want to do it.