Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.

Having spent a lot of time trying to figure out screenwriting, I do feel moved and I want to try to write good roles for women of every age.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.

I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.

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 learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything.