Sometimes I just think of an image. Basically, I see an image in front of me. My eyes are open, but I visualize an image, very truthfully. It happened with all my movies the same way.

If you are a writer/director, the [movie] characters are a part of yourself.

Making a movie is trying to capture moments of true reality.

Engaging solely to validate your opinion takes away from the character building process.

When you knock on the door of opportunity, do not be surprised that it is Work who will answer.

I don't want to be one of those people that's constantly promoting myself on Twitter. I think the fun thing about Twitter is being able to share all the little random things that happen in my life.

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

Happiness is a new idea in Europe.

I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me.

To grow is sometimes to hurt, but who would return to smallness?

To be honest, because there's loud music in my ears probably three hours a day, between sound check and the show, I listen to podcasts more than I listen to music on the road.

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.