“We use the haircut. So here's a wife cutting her husband's hair. You can see both of their faces and see what they're saying as the viewer. But the two characters don't see each other's face because one is behind the other asking questions”

“To put this move to work, find a scene where your character gets something she wants. Then ask, what did it cost her? If the answer is nothing, can you make her pay? Small is fine.”

“I'm literally practicing cognitive diffusion, where you're having a dialogue with yourself… countering this negative inner dialogue”

“I would meet people on the street and say things like, hey, I would love the opportunity to cut your hair.”

“She sent him a PDF to an American Express wiring instructions… ‘If you wire money to American Express, that’s all that will show’”