The Republicans just want to bankrupt the government. They think that the government should do nothing, except maybe support the military. So terrorism is perfect for them.

The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing.

Anything you could ever want or be you already have and are.

The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do.

I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.

There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.

You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war with PTSD or a head injury, their families have a handful when they come home.

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.

The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.

The gift of life is the gift to suffer sometimes and to embrace it, heartbreak and all.

What do we have in life, really? If we're lucky we get to a certain age, and we have each other. We have the food we like. We have our crazy little rituals. And we have each other.

Is there a recipe for making beauty? The schools give recipes, but they do not beget works that make people exclaim: " How beautiful that is!

God's already let go of your past. He doesn't remember it. He doesn't count it against you. Now it's time for you to let go too.

I'm really happiest living life 22 pages at a time and putting things in little boxes on pages.

All created things are living in the Hand of God. The senses see only the action of the creatures; but faith sees in everything the action of God.

Almost everyone who has claimed to know what kids need to learn or how they learn has turned out to be wrong.

I'm not thrilled that I have a tramp stamp. When you see people bend over in their really low-cut jeans, I'm like, 'Oh... that's what I have.

Imagine blocks and blocks of no cocaine, blocks with no gun play.

Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.

I decided to create a really good laptop recording situation and to learn how to write that way, rather than have the perfect stuff around.