My Trick Is The Trick That Everyone

When I Write A Film, There's A Particular Thing I Am Wrestling With And The Question Or Concern I'm Dealing With Has To Be Big Enough For Me To Dedicate A Year Or Two Of My Life. If The Question Isn't Big Enough, Or Rich Enough, I'll Lose Interest.

My Whole Thing Is That I Want To Explore Why You Read Books, What's The Purpose Of Reading, And Maybe That It's Not That Cool To Hate Something Just Because It's Popular.

Here's The Problem: I Don't Like Who I've Become When My Iphone Is Within Reach. I Find Myself Checking E-mails And Responding To Texts Throughout The Day With Some Kind Of Pavlovian Ferocity - It's Not A Conscious Act, But A Reflexive One.

It's Not Our Job To Play Judge And Jury, To Determine Who Is Worthy Of Our Kindness And Who Is Not. We Just Need To Be Kind, Unconditionally And Without Ulterior Motive, Even - Or Rather, Especially - When We'd Prefer Not To Be.

It Never Made Sense To Me That Someone Would Achieve Any Kind Of Success In Show Business, Only To Become A Jerk.