My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.

I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now.

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.