I don't outline. I sit down to write, and I take the ride. If something starts to not feel right, I go back to the last place that felt like jazz to me.

I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'

Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.

I like when the song starts to take over and you feel like you have to dance more than write.

To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.

Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline.