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" I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music. "

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" If I have a male protagonist, it's a studio movie, and if it's a female protagonist, it's an indie movie. That's just how it is. It's not about the studios. It's about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren't interested in the woman's story. They just aren't. "

" The things that drive me crazy are coming from this place of people suffering because of people polluting into rivers or whatever. It's not simply just about systems; it's an emotional reaction to seeing animals or people suffering. "

" I have had moments where I've had mental-health issues and I've felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help. "

" I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously. "

" There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself. "

" People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there's a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write. "

" As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture. "

" You want to work with people who you like and have an easy rapport with. "

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" I'm attracted to polarizing characters who upend the civility of life. "

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" There's something magical about Oaxaca and the vibe of the people. "

" I feel like I know how to write plot. "

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" Sometimes when you write something on the page, it can seem very funny, but when you act it out - and this happens to me a lot, actually - the melancholy of the situation becomes more front and center. "

" You watch stuff like 'The Real Housewives' and you start to think, 'We're all so vacuous! Is there any nobility to any of these people?' But then you look out into the world, and there are people who are doing cool stuff with their lives. "

" I think there are certain ways that people are always themselves, but I do think people change. "

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" You come to a point where you realize your work doesn't save you. "

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" I'm a weird guy. I'm practically albino. What about me isn't weird? "