Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself.

The best part of writing is thinking about the story. And then everything else takes a lot of discipline.

I think I want the best for my country. I can make work that makes us examine some truths about ourselves - that would be more of a contribution. That's how I see it.

If Cargo is a catalyst to spark policy, that would be great. The more we're able to use it as an educational tool, the more it's a building block in youths' minds and peoples' minds to enact policy.

I think that people always get what they deserve - whether you're around to see it or not.

When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting into their truth and to justify what they do.

It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically

i'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed or worse expelled

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

When you raise an animal, you live it like your own child.

How families deal with loss, everyone has their own process.

Many people live in a self-imposed prison and don't even know it.

I hate being moved. I hate that man who came in. So self-righteous, so cruel. He made fun of me, that's why I cried. You never did that. You led me into temptation by your - politeness.

My next adventure will be being in a car with Mischa at the wheel.

You can't do science in a novel, but you can do philosophy. Or, if you're really lucky, you can manage to pose a question in such a way that other people will take it on.

Slasher movies are fun. You watch yourself get chopped to pieces, yet you're still alive. You see the blood on the ax and think, Holy **it, this is sick, but you kind of get over your fear of death.