For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way to connect with people in new ways.

We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.

I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.

Every joke is an experiment. When you sit, alone, and write a script, or just a joke, you really have no idea if it will succeed.

I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

The audience doesn't care that most of happened. They just want a good movie.

Deer are like dogs. Except for Bambi, they're pretty personality-less.

My definition of sexy is someone who is expressing themselves honestly.

There are so many books I mean to read, and things I mean to see.

I take my job very seriously and I work the best that I can on every drum that I hit. I want all the drums and cymbals to sound the best. I strive for perfection and I won't take anything less.

I have always wanted to be either a cinematographer or a veterinarian.

Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential.

All I knew was that I would die if he sent me away. He shrugged. You can cut a man’s heart out with a shrug, did you know that?

Self-love is an idolatry. Self-hatred is a tragedy.

Trust cannot be bought or commanded, inherited or enforced. To maintain it, leaders must continually earn it.

I haven't read the 'Twilight' books. But it's everywhere so I feel like I know it. Edward, Bella, Jacob, etc. but... I haven't read them.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.