Conflict comes from a person's own actions, not what someone else does to them. — Paul Rust Conflict Copy Share Image
I want to give every single character the dimensions and complexity of a main character. — Paul Rust Character Copy Share Image
My sweet spot, the stuff I like the most, is hopeful melancholy. Optimistic melancholy. — Paul Rust Hopeful Copy Share Image
It made me proud to know I'd join a long gallery of actors covered in blood in movies. — Paul Rust Actors Copy Share Image
I love watching movies. That's, like, my favorite thing to do with friends. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
Writing on 'Love' is so steeped in self-analysis. The writer's room can feel like therapy. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I would never turn down an invitation to co-write another Pee-wee Herman movie! — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
If you watch most of the stuff on TV and in movies, it's usually put-down humor. It's like somebody being mean or… — Paul Rust Comedian Copy Share Image
Some people have interpreted the title of the show - 'Love' - as ironic. For me, it's sincere. The idea that we… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I grew up in Iowa, so I would go hunting. I took a hunter's safety course in eighth grade to get extra… — Paul Rust Credit Copy Share Image
Judd Apatow and Paul Reubens are two people who I'd be more than happy to learn from because I think they're geniuses… — Paul Rust Geniuses Copy Share Image
I think the desire to be funny was a mixture of wanting to be liked but also wanting to throw your elbows… — Paul Rust Comedy Copy Share Image
Certainly on a date, I've been over-focused on, 'Is this person comfortable or not?' and then deciding for them that they are… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
'Cannonball Run II' - you watch that, and it looks like they're having a good time, but it's not necessarily a masterpiece. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
Every day, I thanked my lucky stars that I got to work with Gillian Jacobs, who is such an amazing actor and… — Paul Rust Amazing Copy Share Image
Just the way LA is laid out - 30 miles of disparate neighborhoods - adds to the loneliness of the characters. There's… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I remember doing this little physical gesture of holding up my foot and having my foot wave around while I held my… — Paul Rust Brain Copy Share Image
I'm sure that it's a universal experience, but I wonder if it gets exacerbated more in Los Angeles, where people are constantly… — Paul Rust Experience Copy Share Image
The challenge in writing a show that's about people and their flaws is that it can easily tip over - okay, I'll… — Paul Rust Human Copy Share Image
The thing that I like about Pee-wee is it can exist on the level of midnight college cult movies that the hip… — Paul Rust Character Copy Share Image
It's been a challenge for me my whole life in that my insides don't necessarily match my outsides... People try to strike… — Paul Rust Books Copy Share Image
A lot of the day-to-day, minute-to-minute struggles are a bit more taken care of, so it allows you to start asking more… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I watched 'Freaks and Geeks,' and I was like, 'Oh, if you write about your own personal experiences, and if you're specific… — Paul Rust College Copy Share Image
My mom was my English teacher in high school. So to be able to bend the rules and be the class clown… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
Being sincere and true to yourself is a scary thing but, ultimately, a rewarding one. — Paul Rust Being Copy Share Image
I always liked the 'Mad Men' philosophy where people don't really change. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
The first three times we met, I don't think I remembered anything. I was just in this daze like, 'Oh my gosh,… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
Things are constantly in flux and changing, and as crazy-making as that can be, it's also the thing that can get you… — Paul Rust Change Copy Share Image
If I heard there was a new show, and the creators were writing about how they met, I would be like, "Pass!" — Paul Rust Creator Copy Share Image
It's such a thrill in a relationship to be able to collaborate creatively. It's very romantic, and I like it. — Paul Rust Adventure Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iowa, there weren't many people who looked like me. And then when I moved out to L.A., every guy… — Paul Rust Comedy Copy Share Image
It's funny; before I started writing professionally, I had a job logging video footage for behind-the-scenes footage for special features. — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
The first text I ever got was somebody breaking plans on a first date. That was, like, the worst way to be… — Paul Rust First date Copy Share Image
