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For me, there's a bad year of getting started on something. You write bad stuff and it's awkward to throw it out, and you wait around to get some good ideas that maybe do come or don't come. Until eventually you get the voice and autonomy of the characters, the characters have personality, and they sort of pick up the weight and put it on their shoulders. That's when it becomes a little more fun.
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I don't often see the movies I'm in; I'm usually disappointed in myself and it only serves to make me self-conscious.
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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
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The only good thing about playing in Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there.
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You have to become the 'first of yourself' instead of trying to become the second of anyone.
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So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.
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You can't write about a horrible restaurant - if it's a Ma & Pa restaurant no one wants to see you kick Ma & Pa in the chops.
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It's uncomfortable to just say the first thing that pops into your head, but you have to when you're speaking in front of people. A lot of times I'll say something I don't even believe. I've never actually used "pass" before.
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Is Jesus a Saviour who saves you, or is he an assistant who helps you save yourself?
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Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.
