Trying to constantly get yourself into movies is extremely stressful and sometimes just impossible.

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.

... you cannot shake hands with the Devil and not get sulphur on your sleeve.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

I've learned... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

I do what I like now. I just don't have time for it all.

Truman Capote has made lying an art. A minor art.

Sometimes a story idea will come to me, and suddenly I've figured out the whole thing, and I feel like I'm collaborating with something other than myself.

As man seeks justice in equality, so society seeks order in anarchy.

For future reference: do not underestimate the seductive power of math.

You have enemies. For who can live on this earth without them? Take heed to yourselves: love them. In no way can your enemy so hurt you by his violence, as you hurt yourself if you love him not.