We should be thanking Apple for launching the $10,000 ‘apple watch’ as the new gold standard in douchebag detection.
Sometimes I think, I need to think before I speak. And then other times I think, I shouldn’t leave the house or interact with people ever.
I like to think of myself less like ‘an adult’ and more like a ‘former fetus.’
To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life – to not be thinking, ‘My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?’
There’s always moments where you creep yourself out, and you think you heard something and you convince yourself that some spirit is in the room with you, but truly, I don’t believe in any of that kind of thing. A lot of my friends really do.
People like to make fun of the fans who camp out but people have renaissance fairs; people do Civil War re-enactments; people do what they like. I’m tired of hearing people rage on the fans. If you don’t like ‘Twilight,’ don’t buy a ticket.
The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.
I fall in love with characters when they’re out of their element or are uncomfortable and you really feel for them in a knee-jerk sympathetic way.
I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can’t claim to be like a comic book geek.
I happen to be a huge ‘Lord of the Rings’ fan. I do an annual marathon of the extended editions.
I get really excited every time there’s a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.
I think a good script is a rare thing, and I think no matter who you are you have to fight for the good ones.
I’m a big fan of ‘30 Rock,’ which I think is the most genius show on television.
It’s a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out ‘Well, why did I say this next?’
My family has had to become quite understanding about me not returning phone calls when I’m filming.
Nobody pulls a prank like George Clooney.
I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know?
I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra MacDonald are like Beyonce to them. I’m sure the a cappella world has their own version of that, and that exists in every geeky subculture.
I like figuring out where I need to be mentally so that I’m not thinking about the camera and that it’s second nature. I want to get to a place where I can exist within the confines of what you can do with filmmaking and not have to think about it.
I feel like I’m still learning a lot. I think there’s a tendency for people who are just doing their first couple of films that I see now where they seem to be really resentful of the technical limitations that come along with filmmaking.