The result of my hard work is that I'm financially independent, I have an amazing life, and I can do whatever I want. I don't have to answer to anybody.

The thing that I think about the most, and is the most rewarding to me, is the whole past. That I kind of went from nothing to something and I did it on my own, and I did it through hard work and smarts.

The great stories go to those who aren't afraid to live them

I was stupid when I was 17 or 18. My thought process was that I thought that I was legitimately a hyper-genius, and so I wanted to go to the hardest academic school I could to see if I was really as smart as I thought I was.

Theatrical success is predominantly two variables: who the distributor is and how much money they spend.

Frankly, I'd rather make a little bit less money if it means living in a better world for books and publishing in the future.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.