The moment you buy into the idea that you're above anyone else, is the moment you need to be slapped in the face.

I don't have a normal job, so I really appreciate having friends who are writers and artists. It's fun to have a group of people you can call in the middle of the day to go for a hike.

Girls have girl/guy relationships because we are expected to be so emotional and sensitive and stuff, and sometimes you just don't feel like being that way.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

I'm not really much of a genre guy. I think that audiences don't need that anymore where you just need a very specific genre. Audiences are very sophisticated, and as long as it's fun, it's okay and entertaining.

And then there is Cate Blanchett. She is different all the time.

Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.