My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even - or rather, especially - when we'd prefer not to be.

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

I have great people surrounding me and helping me out. I'm totally in love with directing movies and I hope to do more of it.

One of the secrets to life is saying yes to change and allowing things to transition, but I also think you have to mark the time and give thanks for all that it gave you.

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.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.