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As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream. ”
As a kid, I was just writing scripts and taking whatever film classes I could in college. ”
It's interesting when you wind up distilling all your ambitions and your goals and dreams into one single person. It's giving that person a lot of power. ”
The greatest thing has been that projects that were pipe dreams before 'Whiplash' are now feeling more realistic. ”
More people would recognise me in Kingston, but it's rare to go on the road and not get recognised by someone. The problem now is everyone has a camera in their pocket, on their cell phone - at the airport it's difficult to get from point A to point B without taking half an hour because there are so many people taking pictures. ”
I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self. ”
Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage. ”
To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled. ”
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. ”
We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do. ”