It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

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

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies.

He never looked back, the day he realized the power of presentations.

Whatever you are waiting for won’t come to you

words are a border collie’s worst nightmare.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America

This morning President Obama met with Britain's Prince William in the Oval Office. It was a meeting between a symbolic ruler with no real power and the future king of England.

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.

Change generally pleases the rich. [Lat., Plerumque gratae divitibus vices.]

Drama often obscures the real issues

Men are more conventional than women and much slower to change their ideas.