This is my home. Home is where the disease is. As long as I stay in America, I'll never run out of subjects for songs.
Past and Future are a duality of which Present is the reality. The now-moment alone is eternal and real.
The notion that human life has greater value than any other form of life is both unjustifiable and arrogant.
Realisation is a matter of becoming conscious of that which is already realised.
Spontaneity is being present in the present.
The qualities we possess should never be a matter for satisfaction, but the qualities we have discarded.
Wise men don't judge: They seek to understand.
I wanted to get that scholarship to - a division one scholarship and play ball and go to school for free. And that, to me, was - I was always about getting to that next step. If I could get to that next place, then I could figure out essentially what to do with being in that space and how to manage my time and handle those - handle all the benefits of being in that space in a way that would get me to the next place.
I had written four scripts before I wrote Recount. Each one progressed my career a little bit, but I didn't make a dime off any of them. Recount was the first thing I sold, and I actually sold it as a pitch to HBO. They bought it as a pitch, which was a miracle. I thought, "Wow, this could be the last time I'll be paid to write a script again, which would be too bad because that was an amazing experience I just had. "
I think everybody wants to connect. There is nothing worse than feeling disconnected. And stories that really move people and make people care are the ones where they feel some sort of connection.
I like finding a great shot and then just staying with it for a long time, not trying to pump things up with some kind of artificial energy by cutting.