We don't have a lot of space in our imaginations to allow people to expand what they do.

There's something touching about a kid who's reading a book that's printed on actual paper. I think that anything that kids start reading, within reason, can lead to other discoveries.

The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it's kind of nonsense.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

One man's uplift is another man's sentimental hooey.

I learned a lesson which I didn't heed: Don't put yourself in your movies. It's too much.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.