I was out in L.A. and I had gone to film school and I was out here for a couple of years. For a lot of years, I was bartending and having a good time.

- Justin Zackham

One day, I got so disgusted that I sat down and wrote a list called 'Justin's list of things to do before he kicks the bucket.' I wrote it for myself…

- Justin Zackham

I get a million ideas a day and I don't put too much weight on any one of them. The ones that really stick in my head are the ones I end up doing.

- Justin Zackham

I made 'Going Greek', which was a very sort of crappy fraternity comedy that I did back in 2000.

- Justin Zackham

We'll probably live 20 more years than our grandparents did. The question is, what are you going to do with those extra 20 years?

- Justin Zackham

I had always fantasized about going to the Pyramids, the Great Wall; I've always been sort of obsessed with the whole notion of Everest.

- Justin Zackham

For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do in any scene …

- Justin Zackham