I try not to read too much because what ends up happening is that you ignore the nice reviews and you just focus on the bad reviews. A negative lesson is learned seven times deeper than a positive reinforcement.

If you really want to tell someone you love them, you don't just go and blurt it out. There's a dance. And your movie does that.

All I kept thinking about was, "Man, he's so relaxed onstage! I'm never going to be that relaxed! I'm clearly not meant to be in front of the camera. I'm really not meant for anything but behind the camera."

I started writing stories when I was 9 or 10. I wrote my first screenplay-type document when I was 14.

Every single substitute teacher growing up could not pronounce my name, so whenever someone pauses, I'm like, "Oh, that's me."

It's an important part of being a member of society to know what's happening in the world and to know where you fall in it and what you can do about it.

I don't really put trophies out. I don't keep trophies around my apartment.