I think that sometimes people don't think before they speak. And even a small comment can make or break someone's day.

I think thinking for yourself is such a hard thing to do, because you just want to fit in in high school. So being comfortable with who you are is such a massive thing for a lot of people.

Ask questions if you really want to know the answers.

Don't engage with people who are bullying. And as difficult as it might seem, it's not personal, it has to do more with them. But it's something THEY have to work on.

I think that social media can be used for good and for bad.

I think that we definitely have opportunities to share our love and support with other people.

Whatever circumstance it is, if you always do your best, then you can't beat yourself up, basically.

The words you use can destroy people's confidence or provoke their greatness. Use your words to lift your world.

In the tapestry of life, we're all connected. Each one of us is a gift to those around us helping each other be who we are, weaving a perfect picture together.

Whatever you condemn, you have done yourself.

I wanted to do pretty much a purely boy story, yes. The girls are kind of the bad guys in 'Marble Season', although that wasn't my intention. It's also a world without adults.

Morality and immorality are not defined by man's changing attitudes and social customs. They are determined by the God of the universe, whose timeless standards cannot be ignored with impunity.

I don't like having too many projects in the pipeline. I like to focus on what's at hand.

The philosophy I always have is what's the sentence that would tell me about each shot. If I can't read why the shot's there, what is the story trying to say?

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

Advertisers in general bear a large part of the responsibility for the deep feelings of inadequacy that drive women to psychiatrists, pills, or the bottle.

Abe shook his head, and now the smile was gone altogether. "That's not the reason either. Don't lie to me little girl." I felt my hackles going up. "And don't interrogate me, old man.