I feel like everyone I meet is an imaginary friend. I don't know. The older I get the more I wonder what's real.

If you covet fame, if you covet all the superficial accolades, you're gonna be miserable 'cause you're never going to get enough praise. If you covet contributing something substantive to movies, music, literature, then you won't be unhappy.

Sometimes people save the best part of themselves for their art.

You need to be a good screen partner. It's very meaningful to me to be a part of great acting performances.

Your development as a person should coincide with your development in all aspects of your life.

When you start becoming really successful, the demons start to tempt you - the demons of vanity and self importance, drug abuse, the feelings of fraudulence. But, it's also a thrill. That's what I found weird.

There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth. It’s always heartbreaking.