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

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

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.

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.

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.

She hated him and loved him, longed for him and loathed him, and cursed herself for feeling anything at all

Geography and mileage mean nothing. Separate is a single word that covers all distances that aren't together.

What is it that distinguishes man from animals? It is not his upright posture.

When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility. When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault. When an adult hits a child, we call it discipline.

Sometimes we are just divided, but we still, for the most part, we have similar hopes and dreams.

Americans don't understand irony? I am an intelligent person living in the United States. My entire existence is ironic.

Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising.

I think the Democrats are trying to say is like in February [2017] it goes away and you won't have your health care plan tomorrow. That's not what we're talking about.

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.