If you're gonna take people on a journey that deals with some pretty heavy themes, I think you best have a sense of humor, here and there.

All the things that live within you find their place, in character and story, once you tap into that other space that is the creative writing space.

Life, to me, is never one color. Even in the saddest moments, you can have a chuckle. And in the happiest moments, you can shed a tear.

I think hope is key, in life and in art.

Ultimately, what audiences respond to is truth. Even as fantastical as the story can be, and out there, at its core, it's dealing with loss, madness and mortality.

Casting is very instinctual. I really like to meet people. To me, it's about their essence more than their audition.

It takes forever to make a film. It's a gargantuan thing of untold effort.

The more personal you get, the more universal a story you end up telling.

The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them.And afterwards, the ghosts of these ideas come back to haunt them.

I cannot call somebody ‘hard-working’ knowing only that they read and write. Even if ‘all night long’ is added, I cannot say it – not until I know the focus of all this energy.

What does not destroy me makes me strong.

My husband is the most brilliant father on the planet.

Paste is a great music lover's resource. I tend to agree with their album reviews and find their interviews a bit more intriguing than those of other music magazines.

Art is not disposable.

What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?

Men are respectable only as they respect.

You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.