I really like to travel when I write. Something about seeing new things and being in new cultures and environments provokes new thoughts in your head.

I know not everyone starts out reading high literature. If you read enough you might be drawn to some other things, so maybe those vampire books are what they call 'gateway books.' I just coined that term. I don't know if there's a thing called 'gateway books.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that's problematic, to say the least.

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.

Everyone has expectations. You just don't want to have them dashed, so you're quiet about them.

I'm a little less hungry as an actor than I used to be. When you're a director, you're the conductor of the orchestra, and when you're an actor, you're playing the violin. There's a thrill to each of them, but as the conductor, you get the fuller sound.