The funny thing is that I had never actually watched TV.

Show respect to people who don't deserve it. Not as a reflection of their character, but of yours.

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.

There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.

Never be too busy for the people you love. Never allow pursuits or possessions to become bigger priorities than your relationships. Love is what gives meaning to life.

Pray when you feel like worrying. Give thanks when you feel like complaining. Keep going when you feel like quitting.

Always strive to give your spouse the very best of yourself; not what's leftover after you have given your best to everyone else.

A strong marriage requires two people who choose to love each other even on those days when they struggle to like each other.

Every day is beautiful when you're holding hands with your best friend.

A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.

Don't use social media to impress people; use it to impact people.

Fair play is all well and good. But knowing how to kick 'em in the balls can get you out of a jam 9 times out of 10.

Love is the miracle of life.

Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I've aged, but grown up? No.

One changes, as a writer, fairly quickly; what you wrote six months or a year ago might not sound right anymore.

Contentment travels rarely with fortune, but follows virtue even in misfortune.

Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom.

There's a limit to what I can do with a makeup or with animatronics.

I am inspired by the success of those that came to LA around the time that I started.