Our brains will destroy ourselves if we don't put it outward.

I guess I need a hobby. Currently my primary hobby is complaining.

Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

I loved movies. They inspired me more than anything growing up and wanted to do for others what those movies have done for me. I do a lot of other creative stuff but am not very good at it.

We don't work in the traditional TV format where we're like writing concurrently to shooting. Like, we really view it as a large feature film.

I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.

Most people in Hollywood are making about 10 percent of all the things they're considering; I am making 95 percent.

The worst question really comes from the attitude of the asker and it usually comes in the form of "What was your inspiration for the film?"

An interview is only as good as both parties are willing to give to the interview and that includes the interviewer.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

People can't really sympathize with you properly when you've woken them up

She left me, offended at my want of sympathy, and thinking, no doubt, that I envied her. I did not - at least, I firmly believed I did not.

See the opportunities for adventures, not the constraints that get in the way.

I can't swim. I can't drive, either. I was going to learn to drive but then I thought, well, what if I crash into a lake?

That's emails for ya: sometimes they're like an arrow that hits so deep in the target, you can't pull it out.

The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it.

To play well, you need good players, but a good player almost always has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He always wants to do things prettier than strictly necessary.

The autodecrement is not magical.

Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.

Good morning, this is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a miraculous day.