A lot of things in history are timing, and it's very peculiar because in retrospect things [and] people can look more brilliant or necessary than they actually were.

When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

When someone is not there all the time it gives us space to think about them. Your job in influence and persuasion is to get the other person to think about you or your product without you forcing yourself upon them or without you making them think about you.

My goal for Actress is to have it play more traditional theaters.

We're close friends [with Brandy Burre]. We're neighbors. I actually lived two houses over from her for a while and then we were traveling one day and she was looking at the house we currently live in - which was between us - and she's like, "You guys should move here! It's bigger and better!"

I just think there's something in the non-fiction form that allows you to see things clearly, if you're patient.

Expand your notion of what adversity is.