Screenwriting is definitely the majority of my time, but I do still act when stuff comes up. I do a few jobs a year.People ask me that all the time about written something for yourself to star in, and it's strange. I just approach it as two separate careers.

I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

I really want my career to be as an actor-writer-director-producer, you know? I don't know what will be stronger than the other.

Usually if a scene's really hard to write, I just don't write it. Nothing's coming to mind.

I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process.

Little Christian Bale. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I re-watched it not too long ago, and my jaw just hit the floor. The whole time I was like, "Who wrote this? This is unbelievable." And then the credits came up at the end and it was Tom Stoppard, my favorite playwright. It's just an amazing piece of writing.