I've been driven all my life by a spirit of adventure and a criminal level of optimism. I believed in my dreams because they were my only option. The people who make it to the top are addicted to their calling. You have to honor the gift God has given you. The people who get the call are the ones who'd be doing whatever it is they love, even if they weren't being paid.

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

Editing while you're writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.

What happens when you get a big break and you haven't prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you've ever made. I see it happen all the time.

I've met every freak in the business.

I look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.