We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

The land of burnout is not a place I ever want to go back to.

It feels like we have two threads running through our lives: one pulling us into the world to achieve, the other pulling us back to replenish us. These threads can seem at odds, but really, they enforce each other. It's not a trade-off between success and sleep.

America is a country ready to be taken, in fact, longing to be taken by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.

It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity.

Imagination is not something apart and hermetic, not a way of leaving reality behind; it is a way of engaging reality.

If you become a creative writer with the idea that you are going to make a whole lot of money, then maybe this isn't the best choice for you.

For me, when I went through my depression, I always felt like I was alone, and because people never understood me, I had to shut myself out from the world. Art and music was the only thing that could ever help me get over that.