“In those moments on set with Gus Van Sant or Paul Thomas Anderson or Lynne Ramsay, there’s something creative that’s happening. You’re part of a...
“With writing or any bit of art-making, it’s coming from the you that’s in the moment, but it’s inadvertently for the you that you don’t know yet...
“Gen Z is the mass shooting generation. It’s a staple of our collective identity. Some of the most significant moments of our collective...
“Your mind plays tricks on you when you experience trauma, and then you dare to dream. Dreams that are unimaginable. Everything that I’ve ever done...
“We’re a species wired for narrative, and I love being a part of that storytelling continuum. It’s a real pleasure and privilege to be working...
“For all of the writers and podcasters at The Ringer, there is a kind of interpretive analysis experience that is like, come along for the ride as I...
“I have always been interested in speaking with other people— interviewing people is one way you can be part of the conversation, literally. From a...
“I love the fact that the Olympics always happen in election years. It’s like, what does this sort of patriotic gesture mean, if I root for an...
“When you’re young, you come to destroy the generation above. I’m used to being the destroyer, and now I’m here to be destroyed. What I do notice...
“With everything you complete, you’re supposed to be so transformed by the process of completing it—of telling the story—that you no longer resemble...
“I want to live fully, openly, with arms outstretched. I feel youthful in that way. I want to try new things. I want to keep fighting the good fight...
“I ground myself and reinvent how I work for every different job. One thing that comes back to me is taking attention off myself. You will always...
“You have to be a visionary and imagine things. If you don’t win elections, you’re just sitting there imagining. I’m not into imagination; I’m into...
“I often make something because I don’t know how to describe it otherwise. It’s through making the thing that I can describe, for myself, the feeling...
“I wanted these interviews to feel like they were lost and rediscovered, like we were eavesdropping on friends. Paul and Joanne’s story doesn’t...