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

There's all these ways to instantly communicate - cars, computers, telephone and transportation - and even with all that, it's so hard to find people and have an honest communication with them.

Steve Martin is such an exquisite and precise writer. Everything is so clear; it's like a bell. He says what he means and says it so beautifully.

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.

Man, I hate to get depressing on you, but I don't have a game. I'm so alone, so depressed, so dark, no.

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.

I often wonder, Is it worth waiting only for things you think are going to be truly great, or is that a pretentious attitude to take?