And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.

I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense.

But at one point, Craig was talking about something, and Sam turned to me and smiled. It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay.

Harold and Maude' was a seminal movie for me because it's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also about the moment when misfits find each other.

I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist.

Sometimes, I think Bill forgets that I am sixteen. But I am very happy that he does.

When I did a study of all the coming-of-age movies that meant a lot to me, whether it was 'The Graduate' or 'Rebel Without a Cause' or 'Dead Poet's Society,' they all had that timeless feel. None of them were completely married to the details of their age. They felt timeless in their treatment of it. That's what made them resonate with me.