I'm interested in how innocence fares when it collides with hard reality.

It's always healthy to be taken down a notch, even though it's humbling.

My mother enjoyed few things more than investing in the underdogs and showing them that they were special and could achieve their dreams.

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects.

In these times of stress, snark, division and despair, I still suspect that two of the most important features we possess are imagination and a capacity for goodness. Those are qualities for which we will be remembered most fondly.

My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.

I love so many different genres. I love crime films - and unusual coming-of-age pieces.