The great thing about reading for Quentin [Tarantino] is you're not reading for him, he's reading with you. So he sits right next to you.

I grew up in Vancouver, man. That's where more than half of my style comes from.

People don't usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after they've paid 12 bucks for it.

It's not dying you need to be afraid of, it's never having lived in the first place.

Please don't wear skinny jeans if you don't have skinny genes.

Claiming that someone's marriage is against your religion is like being angry at someone for eating a donut because you're on a diet.

You want to create an environment where we're fostering ideas, not rejecting them.

I feel much more comfortable as a writer than an actor. I feel like I am a much better writer than I am an actor.

Most comedy comes out of misery.

I don't think all of my ideas are good. It's almost easier when people are critical of you because it helps with the quality control.

Even vegetables have feelings in our world.

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

As any distance we take from things give us an outside perspective, so does taking a geographical distance—offering us a new vantage point over our lives.

I probably did too much thinking in India. I blame it on the roads, for they were superb...

It's not who wins the fight that's important, it's being willing to fight. If you get challenged and renege, everyone wants to take a shot at you.

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.

I'm not biting my fingernails. I'm biting my knuckles. I finished the fingernails months ago.

If it wasn't for my drama teacher, I wouldn't be here right now.

Some nights I sleep like a baby. Other nights it's, Oh God, I just came up with a bomb shot.

It's nice being friends over a period of time with people whose music you like so much, or other filmmakers, seeing people change, go through trials

Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.