Graduation

Achievement is wonderful when you know why you're doing it, and when you don't know, it can be a terrible trap.

Your inexperience is an asset, and will allow you to think in original, unconventional ways. Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.

I learned early that my meaning had to be from the experience of making the film and the possibility of connecting with individuals, rather than the foremost trophies in my industry — financial and critical success.

To be or not to be is not the question. The vital question is how to be and how not to be.

When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense. You aren't just following dreams, you're reaching for your destiny.

Rejection might sting, but my feeling is that it often has very little to do with you.

Don't be afraid to fail. If you don't go, you'll never know. You just have to be bold and go out there and take your chances.

There will be times when your best is not enough. There can be many reasons for this, but as long as you give your best, you'll be okay.

You took a half-swing on this. Take a full swing.

Cynicism is easy. Anyone can do it. Change is hard. That takes us.

Be afraid to fail. You should be so afraid of failure that you're willing to do anything to succeed.

Joy is not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome.