For me, if I had all the money in the world, and I could finance my own films, I would do whatever.

Whether it's films or painting or music or writing a book, the greatest experience is being able to express yourself and what you've gone through, trying to figure out a way to make it into something that's artistic that people can connect with.

We agreed that we cannot let personal political attacks get in the way of doing the very best we can for California's children.

If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.

As you get older, all those dumb clichés, they're all true. You only have a certain amount of time left, and you should only spend it doing the things that you want to do. It's all true.

I love working with my dad, but I need to be independent and do my own stuff.

Most people are in marriages, and there are very few movies made about what it really is like to be married for a length of time. You always show the romantic part and all that. Or the divorce, and the horrible split, and the guy's having an affair, or she's having an affair, and they're going to get split up, whatever. But very few people just look at what actually happens in a marriage.