I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination.

'Hamilton' is, of course, closely tied to the Obamas because Lin first performed the opening number at a White House poetry jam.

This peculiar connexion between a certain view of woman and the European conception of war has had profound consequences for morality, education, and politics.

Be judgmental to yourself, but be kind and non-judgmental to others.

Money follows interest, and interest is largely driven by media attention, which is more easily captured by the drama of conflict than by peace.

I don't care if you fall off your broom as long as you catch the Snitch first.

The way I work is mostly unconscious and instinctive.

Our human bodies are miracles, not because they defy laws of nature, but precisely because they obey them.

I love it, man; I'm 23 years old and I'm lucky enough to write movies as a job! I just feel really blessed and can't believe it's happening.

The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the real experience of jazz takes place. I'm not familiar with the Boswell Sisters.

Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale.

We've got more productive capacity now than we ever have.