We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.

I just want to thank people who take big risks in their daily lives when there aren't cameras rolling. I want to dedicate this award to people who stand up for peace and against injustice and intolerance.

We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.

If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.

What happens when these young men and women come home so scarred and so wounded? We are ignoring that fact. We're just shoving them under the carpet.

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'

If you're in a relationship and you try to trust somebody who's completely untrustworthy, when trust is the basis of any relationship and everyone else says not to trust, is love transformative.