You put a new heart in Emma a long time ago, it just wasn’t the kind you were thinking of.” He laughed to himself. “Hope is an amazing thing. I saw it in Emma, saw it with my own eyes.

I have such a strong acting background because I know what I'm looking for, I know what the needs are, and I know acting when I see it.

I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.

The idea of directing was something that I always had in the back of my mind, and writing as well. I began to write screenplays when I was in my 20's.

Never judge someone by their relatives.

In the history of mankind, no single person yet has learned to swim by having the strokes explained. At some point, they dive in.

Well...letting the cat out of the bag is a lot easier than putting it in.

From out of your heart, you speak."-Emma, When Crickets Cry

The problem with a wish list was what it told you about the person who wrote it. If it's honest, it's a rock-bottom, barebones, clear shot all the way to someone's soul.Hats can do the same thing.

When we're down and the momentum is stacked against us. Those are the moments when we find out what we're made of. When we learn to trust and lean on each other.

Some boats are rotten in the ports

A sprinkle of last-minute despair gives a soul an agreeably earthy aftertaste.

A lot of times girls think they're funny, but they want to pretty at the same time, and if you want to be funny, you have to be willing to get ugly.

I am acting at university, and I have really enjoyed doing student drama.

The life of every individual is really always a tragedy, but gone through in detail, it has the character of a comedy.

We all have some proper noun to blame.

There is no sense in which Mohammed is viewed as a writer.

Real search is about providing valuable information when it's really needed to those who are actually looking for it.

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.

The earth incites the wonder and admiration of man even though he is imperfect and his understanding greatly limited.