The brutality that can take place in a crime film heightens the tenderness that can also be there.

I often think about the many remarkable things that my personal computer can do which I never ask it to do. I probably use a small fraction of its capabilities. I often wonder if the same dynamic occurs with our capacity for creativity.

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.

Characters who experience great trauma will sometimes create an escape.

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

Women have a greater verbal capacity.

The brutality that can take place in a crime film heightens the tenderness that can also be there.