There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.

How will the world change if we do not question it?

Alison [McGhee] and I have known each other since the summer of 2001. One evening we were sitting around talking about how we wished we had a good story to work on. Alison said: Why don't we work on a story together? I said: A story about what? And Alison said: A story about a short girl and a tall girl.

The only control you have over a movie is whether or not you decide to sell the rights.

No one cared what she wanted. No one had ever cared. And perhaps, worst of all, no one ever would care.

I love adventurous travel. I also love pancakes, and making pancakes for other people. You would definitely find me in the airy treetop as opposed to below ground.

There can be a lot of longevity in the repetition of things being told again and again in a variety of ways.