You have two kinds of secrets. The ones only you know. The ones only you don't.

Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.

Nothing important comes with instructions.

What is more yours than what always holds you back?

The best way to know your faults is to notice which ones you accuse others of.

Writing is like washing windows in the sun. With every attempt to perfect clarity, you make a new smear.

When I am trying to write I turn on music so I can hear what is keeping me from hearing.

Sophistication is upscale conformity.

The happy and the suffering probably understand life equally well, but the sufferers may see a little more clearly how little it is that they understand.

It is the empty seats that listen most raptly.

All work is the avoidance of harder work.

We must complement each other beautifully.

Like enthusiasts in general, he made no inquiries into details of procedure.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

You can't control some things in football, but you can control how we view things and how we work.

This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.

I try to get plenty of sleep every single night so that I wake up each morning feeling fully rested. That is one of the most important practices for someone who wants to lead a healthy lifestyle.

When you are a filmmaker, you need to be rooted, because committing yourself to producing or directing a film is a good three-year process.

Nobody automatically believes in your dream. Nobody! You have to turn it into reality through your own sheer grit, bullheadedness and persistence.

There is a strength of conviction that can only come from being 100% wrong.

Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.