Directing teenage actors is like juggling jars of nitro-glycerine: exhilarating and dangerous.

The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it.

That's the curse of the reading class. We can be seduced by a good story even at the most inopportune moments.

The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day.

Cold start is a hard start.

I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.

Talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. Even when no one is listening (or reading or watching), every outing is a bravura performance, because you as the creator are happy. Perhaps even ecstatic.