Real life is not like a movie. Even the best movies, the most rich, fleshed-out movies are not as rich and nuanced as detailed as real life or an actual human being.

I don't blame the people for the fact that so many movies are bad. I think there's a corrupt, perverted, lazy and sloppy attitude that's pervasive in the movie business. The whole entertainment business is kind of crumbling around us.

His hands were weak and shaking from carrying far too many books from the bookshop. It was the best feeling.

I think the way the media is going to work in the future is less something that the population consumes and more something that the population creates.

I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget movie.

Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.