The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play.

Those times in life when you're terrified are the mastery times.

I wanted to be a veterinarian for about a week of my life when I was a kid. But I found out about the whole euthanasia thing and I said, I can't commit to that, sorry!

I praticed making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She used to scare me by saying that I was going to see the devil if I kept looking in the mirror. That fascinated me even more, of course.

I don't hate you for loving you. I just hate my heart for choosing someone like you.

Every character is a baby. You can't choose between them. If you can, you didn't do your job. You have to fall in love with every character.

50 years: here's a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren't doing what you love, then what's the point?