I Become Kind Of Obsessive About Research.

When I Was Younger, I Didn’t Know That I Should Just Listen To My Own Voice, My Own Artistic Sense Of Things When I Was Choosing Projects, Because One Of The Biggest Creative Decisions That An Actor Can Make In The Film Business Is What You Will Work On.

When I Started Writing After My Career As An Actor, I Knew That That Other Life In The Film Industry Would Be Pulled Into My Writing Life And That People Would See Me Not As An Author But As An Actor Starting To Write.

I Was Kind Of Scared Of Failing At Acting.

You're A White Male Living In America, Brought Up In One Of The Richest Cities In The County, Palo Alto. You Went To High School With Steve Jobs' Daughter, And Your Journalism Teacher Is The Mother-in-law Of Sergey, Co-founder Of Google.

Did You Ever See Cheech And Chong's Up In Smoke? That's What Happens If You Really Smoke Weed And Make A Movie. You Get Two Guys And No Plot And It's Basically Like, 'yeah! Let's Drive A Van Made Of Weed!' And That's Pretty Much The Movie.