Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like people. They feel like plot devices or cliches or stereotypes.

The doctor's wife ate two apples a day, just to be safe. But her husband kept coming home.

This overwhelming desire to be close to you directly conflicts with my intense fear of people.

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're going to talk about a sort of substantial topic like this, the best way to do it is with a sense of humor.

The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.

The thing about Occupy is that the sentiment the movement embodies is timeless: Don't be greedy, share.