I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again..

That day I carried the dream around like a full glass of water, moving gracefully so I would not lose any of it..

Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and then….

My job is to have new ideas and take risks every day, so I'm always looking forward to the next thing being done or making the next thing that I have….

The things keeping you back-these embarrassing, boring, stupid obstacles-are the heart of what it is to be human. They’re the whole reason for making….

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all ar….

Don't wait to be sure. Move, move, move..

I knew the beginning and the end – I just had to dream up a convincing middle..

I gave you things I wasn't sure I even had..

For a split second I felt as though she was nobody special in the larger scheme of my life. She was just some girl who had tied me to her leg to help….

It would require constant vigilance to not replace each person with my own fictional version of them..

You've got the people you know, which are problematic. Always. They're rich but they're also real people living their lives alongside you. Then you'v….

Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it's worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass on ….

We come from long lines of people destined never to meet..

Things usually make sense in time, and even bad decisions have their own kind of correctness..

Most great filmmakers are good at place. Like how people say, like, "The city itself is a character in the movie," you know? I'm so interior. I alway….

If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rath….

Sometimes I lie in bed trying to decide which of my friends I truly care about, and I always come to the same conclusion: none of them. I thought the….

That is my problem with life, I rush through it, like I'm being chased. Even things whose whole point is slowness, like drinking relaxing tea. When I….

That's the artist's job, really: continually setting yourself free, and giving yourself new options and new ways of thinking about things..

I had a joint once and I didn't feel right for a whole year.