I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

If you cannot trust God for the temporal, how dare you trust him for the eternal?

The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another.

My mom used to wear the fragrance Poison when I was younger, and I remember that scent and the purple bottle. That was my first [perfume] memory.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

Marriage is the dark side of the honeymoon

Just be honest and true to yourself. If your friends around you love you, they'll wish you the best and want only what's going to make you happy.

from one thing, know ten thousand things

If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.

However, there are those who deserve to die but who have not yet encountered the means to do so—we help them on their way.

If you can solve your problem, what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, what is the use of worrying.