It's something you can actually control. With writing, it feels like it's given to you, and when the good stuff hits, it feels like it's coming from some other planet.And you're just channeling it.

One of the things I associate with God is a sunrise. How many sunrises have you missed over the years, and God created that?

Most great art is freedom within form. Without form, we are amateurs, without freedom, we are robots.

She knows who she is. She just forgot for a little while.

I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline. So that's definitely different. It's part of maturing as a person and as a professional.

I didn't know how story worked. So, when writing the screenplay, people introduced me to the science of it. And I'm grateful. I'll probably use that information for the rest of my career, in terms of writing novels or writing stories. And then, of course, to help me live a better story, a more meaningful story

Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.