Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm, who should play this part? I nominate me!

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

I believe in what science fiction can do, which is it can set up simple rules that it has to follow to try to illuminate something about the present that is somewhat invisible to us.

One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

Life and death and birth is this fantastic mystery that we cannot fully grasp.

I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.

People go to the cinema to be moved; they wanna laugh, they wanna cry, they wanna feel something deeply, especially if they're not feeling deeply in their own lives.

I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable.

When you have an unshakeable faith in what you seek, the length of its journey becomes irrelevant.

No matter how slow or long it takes, it is never too late to right a wrong.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

As an investor in small companies, I don't care how rich Microsoft is. I care about what my opportunities are.

The line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for falling in love.

Cry when you get a Golden Globe. Then you can get an Oscar nomination.

What makes you think I'm giving you a ride?” “Because I'm a damsel in distress,” she said. “And you are a knight in whatever. A really dirty car.

An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace.

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama.

The work doesn't begin until you get tired!