I think the world is changing and all that matters is that I'm creating things.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way to connect with people in new ways.

We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.

I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.

Every joke is an experiment. When you sit, alone, and write a script, or just a joke, you really have no idea if it will succeed.

I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

The audience doesn't care that most of happened. They just want a good movie.

Life is truly a miracle and must be protected, safeguarded and treasured.

Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.

There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

Who friendship with a knave hath made, Is judged a partner in the trade.

The power of imagination is infinite.

In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.

I became a writer because I am the youngest of six children. I listen; I observe. I'm camouflaged as a moth. Mothers are unseen. It helps me write.

Certainly the central Platonic idea, which is the idea of the ideas, these archetypal forms which stand outside of time is one which is confirmed by the psychedelic experience.

I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself.