When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because were not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.

Sometimes we do not do things that we wish to do, so others will not know that we wish to do them.

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.

I think one of my favorite things about making low budget movies is that when you get into expensive moviemaking territory, it's almost impossible not to reverse engineer the movies. It's irresponsible not to think about the result and the financial result. But when you make low budget movies, you can put that out of your head.

Basically, when I'm writing something, I think about what is the subject of the piece. The subject of the piece is our fear of getting old, which is a variation on our fear of dying.

When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.