I don't like pretentious films or pretentious people.

I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.

Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that imaginative leap, you're living so much in that world.

I find playwriting really painful. I love it, or I wouldn't do it, but I don't love the theater as much as I love movies.

I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.

Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.

I think action should be revealed through character, so if you have a plot problem, it's probably a character problem.

What I did have was an incredible amount of belief in myself.

I was really surprised when I started working and realized that you're actually on your own, a lot of the time. It makes you really responsible, as an actor.

I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way.

And when I get bored, it's like the worst parts of me come out. I really veer to self-destructive tendencies quickly.

Corporate strategy is usually only useful if you get people engaged with helping you to make it work.

When you start speaking the "TRUTH" it creates enemies out of Ignorance. But always learn to speak the truth, though, it should be a solid weapon to a positive progression.

Remember, if you're heading in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Walk with the rich Walk with the poor Learn from everybody That's what life is for.

The cost of hiring someone bad is so much greater than missing out on someone good.

There is nothing more important to learn about Christian growth than this: Growing in grace means becoming like Christ.

I am the mother of a 6-year-old now, so that's changed my entire perspective.

Tears water our growth.