No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it's the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

If I’m feeling something, I have a lot of different ways to express it, you know? I can write an article about it. I can write a screenplay about it. I can act in someone’s thing.

The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.

I find myself going out less and less. When you're 22 and see older people start to do that, it's depressing, but once you hit 30, you think, 'Wow, I've been working all week - it might be really nice to stay in!

I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies.

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

Time off from the news is always something I welcome.