I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film.

I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting to pretend like it never happened.

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

CalArts was incredible for me. It's a school that I rave about and constantly want to give back to.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I've been an actor since I was a kid.

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.

You may be able to conquer the whole world and gain everything in action, But you'll live in torment if you can't find peace of mind and satisfaction.

You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.

Repentance is a result of God's kindness, not a prerequisite to it.

Losing something is difficult while gaining something is easier. So try to gain beauty and make your life prettier.

Earth is a flower and it's pollinating.

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.

Fiction is about human beings, first and foremost. (It's not impossible to write fiction with no human protagonists, but it's very hard to keep the reader interested ...)

No one has a right to happiness.

Love is the answer to any sort of healing.

God seems willing to act as the most sublime psychologist, psychotherapist, or even psychiatrist if we are willing.