Writing Is A Journey Into The Unknown.

If I Were Doing Somebody Else's Script Or I Adapted A Book By Philip Roth, On Set There Could Be A Million Different Interpretations Of The Material And People Could Argue With Me. Certainly On Synecdoche, New York We Had Discussions And Arguments, But I Felt Like I Had Authority Because I'm A Writer.

The Only Way To Do Something Interesting Is Not Care If You Fail.

I Think That People Create The World That They Live In. Your Existence Is Very Subjective, And You Tell Stories And Organize The World Outside Of You Into These Stories To Help You Understand It.

I Don't Have A Style. I Wouldn't Say I Have A Style As A Writer, Either. I Know People Have Said "this Is What He Does," But When I'm Writing, I Don't Think About That. I Don't Think About A Style.

People Ask Me All The Time, "what Are Your Influences? Are You Trying To Do Beckett?" It's Like, "no, I'm Trying To Do Me." Whatever That Is. I Don't Know What That Is, But That's The Basis. I'm Trying To Be True And I'm Trying To Be Honest.