I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don’t enjoy something, I’ll put it down.

Everyone has expectations. You just don’t want to have them dashed, so you’re quiet about them.

Time off from the news is always something I welcome.

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...

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it’s the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

I distinguish sentiment from sentimentality. Sentimentality makes your skin crawl. It’s like too much sugar. But, sentiment is a great feeling.

We are so vocal about what we hate.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn’t matter. Because I think it’s pretty much the only thing that matters.

The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it’s kind of nonsense.