Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

An interview is only as good as both parties are willing to give to the interview and that includes the interviewer.

Most people in Hollywood are making about 10 percent of all the things they're considering I am making 95 percent.

The worst question really comes from the attitude of the asker and it usually comes in the form of What was your inspiration for the film?

We don't work in the traditional TV format where we're like writing concurrently to shooting. Like, we really view it as a large feature film.

Our brains will destroy ourselves if we don't put it outward.

It's just that the nature of being a director is being incredibly overwhelmed with getting the shots right, dealing with the locations, and then there's a two-year-old in the scene, and all that stuff - you know, there's a lot of kids in scenes.

Breakups usually don't happen down by the river with beautiful lighting. The moment you realize your relationship may be over might happen in Aisle 11 of Rite-Aid and the person you're with has disregarded your feelings and your needs by bringing you the wrong toothbrush again for the fourth time.