Also, the more you're not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to be aware of the world.

I'm a very slow reader, and books of interviews are an absolute favorite of mine.

I believe in not over thinking things too much. When the right thing comes along, you really don't have a choice.

It takes so long to write a script, thinking to yourself, "Am I wasting my time? Am I putting everything into this thing that maybe just won't ever exist?" I always think, God, acting is so much easier. At least for acting you have the source material already.

What I love about lyrics is that they don't have to be very complicated. A good sentence over a great chord with a good melody - all you need is that one moment.

Making a movie is a weird combination of planning and the absolutely unexpected.

When my first daughter was born, I had to figure out a new way of [making music] so that I wouldn't wake her up.