“I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.”

“I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you”