You know what you learn when you study the legal system? Poor people pass down damage the way rich people pass down an inheritance.

I realized that I had the choice. I could give this moment a meaning, or I could choose to ignore it. It just depended on the kind of story I wanted to tell myself.

We are always telling stories to ourselves, about ourselves...But we can control those stories...I believe that! Events in our life have meaning because we choose to give it to them

People can find patterns in all kinds of random events. It's called apophenia. It's the tendency we humans have to find meaning in disconnected information.

All sins are attempts to fill voids.

I am busy right now with my family, let alone all my other projects. It's an opportunity if it presents itself.

Storytelling bridges the generational gaps in ideology.

Making scary movies and creating tension is very technical and it require a lot of coverage. It requires the stretching of time.

I just want you to know who I am.

Aesthetically, I love the whole history of the music.

I was in choir [at school].

A masterful retreat is itself a victory.

The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.

Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations