I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies.

There is consequence for every action.

A diamond is just a rock. A really expensive rock.

We all say things when we are trying to get elected.

Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure and succeed after failing.

I don't live to eat, I eat to live.

You can't have been here long, you haven't got a pot belly.

I have two rules in life - to hell with it, whatever it is, and get your work done.

It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful.