The secret knowledge is there's nobody home but us chickens. The Constitution was written by a bunch of regular guys who tried to get together and thrash out a contract under which they could get together that would keep people together.

I've been training in Jiu-jitsu for about six years and I'm very fortunate to live in that world. All the fighters hang out and have lunch together just about every day and trade stories. And I've always been fascinated how in the world of Jiu-jitsu in L.A. everybody in the fight world - cops, special forces, bouncers, stuntmen - connected across different lines.

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

It is the objective of the protagonist that keeps us in our seats.

It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful.

The secret knowledge is there's nobody home but us chickens. The Constitution was written by a bunch of regular guys who tried to get together and thrash out a contract under which they could get together that would keep people together.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.