I always write the same way. I always write with a yellow pad and a ballpoint pen on my bed. And then I go and type it up afterwards. I've always done that. Those things become habitual.

When you start putting a higher value on works of art than people, you’re forfeiting your humanity.

When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.

You can't work at a relationship; you can't control it. You have to be lucky and go through your life. If you are not lucky you have to be prepared for some degree of suffering. That's why most relationships are very difficult and have some degree of pain. People stay together because of inertia, they don't have the energy. Because they are frightened of being lonely, or they have children.

Even if God exists, he's done such a terrible job, it's a wonder people don't get together and file a class action suit against him.

I don't why whatever works and whatever doesn't. You just make the film that you enjoy making at the time, and you think there's a good chance that people might enjoy the story. You're surprised pleasantly when they do. It's just luck.

To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.