“This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark moments fuel you for the next bright moments; each one helps you appreciate the other.”

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home

I’ve always believed happiness is overrated, you know? It’s those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it’s a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.

I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven’t known life to be any happier.

The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

I was hiding out from the celebrity thing, I was smoking way too much [marijuana].

I’m drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale.

You can’t trap justice. It’s an idea, a belief.

Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I’ll trade wisdom for youth any day.

Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I’ll trade wisdom for youth any day.

Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I’ll trade wisdom for youth any day.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

I don’t want to die without scars.

So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you’re figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it’s not worth doing – it’s already done. I’m interested in finding people who I think have a voice – and a very specific voice.

I don’t want to die without scars.

I was a loner; I was never the crazy party girl.

I can’t be normal. I’m probably bipolar.

The crazy ones only laugh when there is no reason to laugh.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.

Smart people seem like crazy people to dumb people.

Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy.