So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

I believe in what science fiction can do, which is it can set up simple rules that it has to follow to try to illuminate something about the present that is somewhat invisible to us.

One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm, who should play this part? I nominate me!

Life and death and birth is this fantastic mystery that we cannot fully grasp.

I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.

People go to the cinema to be moved; they wanna laugh, they wanna cry, they wanna feel something deeply, especially if they're not feeling deeply in their own lives.

Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.

To hold the courage to let another witness our tears, while refuting fears invitation to shield face, is to grant the most privileged of all loving intimacies to them.

Capture the sacred-thoughts and write it a journal.

There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

When you are getting kicked from the rear it means you are in front.

The biggest misconception is that sometimes activists have to be loud and are radical to get their message across.

Emotionally I'm an introvert but it come off as aggression

The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority.

My unusual beauty tip is that I often use Vaseline to take my make up off. It works great and is good for sensitive skin.