I love a sense of humor, I love intelligence, I love specificity, I love surprises. I'm inspired to get out of bed in the morning and fill my day with good things.

The bitterest truth is better than the sweetest lie.

A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.

My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.

I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle.

To see those two characters [Steve Jobs and Andy Hertzfeld ] juxtaposed against each other shows an interesting dynamic of how gifted people might function differently in the world.

I love Seth Rogen's line in which he talks about how you can be both a genius and decent at the same time.

I'm always trying to remember that kindness goes a long, long way. I think that's something that people will definitely take out of this film as well.

Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job.

Most of the people in New York are very often from somewhere else.

I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous.

If you want to know a man, dig in his firepit...Basically, it meant that you could judge a lot about a man's life by what he thew away - or by what he was willing to burn in order to stay warm.

Go ahead, let them judge you.

He was humbled by her infinite love toward him - it shone through even in his afterlife.

My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.

The problem is that the dictator of the tonal wants to eliminate the mystery of life.

People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember.

The invisible realm is superior and far more real than the visible realm.

You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country.

When I was in boy scouts, I slipped on the ice and hurt my ankle. A little old lady had to help me across the street.