I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.
Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.
I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.
If you take a loud pride in anything, people will rightly shoot you down.
I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.
For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing.
One of Dickens' biggest influences was the growth of London as a Victorian city, and the extremes being created as it expanded.
I was brought up a very strict Catholic and I don't practice anymore or anything.
You've got to be able to make animation for much less... Less is not the studio's way.
You can learn a lot from somebody's video bio: if you're not going to gel with the actor or a crew.
I have learned not to feed the trolls. I just don't respond.
As a drummer, you're always fighting for a level that you never quite attain.
I feel like a lot of directing is casting.
If you put out acceptance and warmth, you tend to attract the same.
Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is a starting point to begin changing your life.
Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.
I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.
There are a lot of sociopaths running around who are probably our friends, if not us, and we don't know it.
During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.
I've discovered a new video game called owning my home.
When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
