Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

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.

It's so hard for every young person, trying to figure out the adult you want to be.

Sometimes people, their creative drive comes from an energy to try to heal themselves.

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High.

I like [that] there's a certain inherent drama to those jobs that is exciting to tell stories about and it's still real life. I'm a little less interested in the current fad of being obsessed with superheroes and things that are so out of the box.