Last year, the best script I ever wrote placed in just one contest and only got a 3 on the Black List. Now, it's going to be a movie distributed by A24 and co-directed by Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese. On a budget of $180 million. Never give up on your dreams, guys

Well, my friends. Despite our best efforts, the big, dreaded, ominous merger went through. Exactly like I predicted it would

ME AS A KID: I wanna be a doctor and a scientist and an engineer and a lawyer and an astronaut ME AS AN ADULT AFTER WRITING SCRIPTS ABOUT THOSE JOBS: Wow. I just realized why I'm a screenwriter and not a doctor or a scientist or an engineer or a lawyer or an astronaut

DIGGER is about a rich, arrogant, overweight guy whose actions set events in motion that may lead to the destruction of the world. And for the life of me I can't understand why people aren't in the mood to see that right now

My 10 favorite shows of the 21st century (in alphabetical order). You can create your own list on the NY Times website:

The owner of this site blocked paid ads on the site for the new documentary about him by an Oscar-winning director (trailer below). If you're upset about what this site has become, please see the doc so you can piss him off. In NYC/LA theaters Oct 9th (everywhere else Oct 16th)

When you finally break into the industry after you've spent years trying to break into the industry

Getting ready to write the 5 best damn pages of my life xitter.cf/THR/status/20977318089…

Just started watching SPIDER-NOIR starring the great Nicholas Cage. A fun, stylish superhero show set in an alternate Spider-Man universe, with a film noir twist. And it just won 5 Emmy Awards! I wish I’d checked it out before it got canceled, but that's life. Highly recommend.

OFFICE SPACE, BARRY, GET OUT, and now WIDOW'S BAY. Stephen Root has been quietly stealing scenes for decades, so it's great to see him win an Emmy! #Emmys

Summer's almost over, so you know what that means. Time to put away the beach towels, roll up your sleeves, and mentally prepare yourself for the crushing disappointment that this industry always brings you in the last few months of every year

Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan should win Emmys for their fight scenes in BEEF alone

Me trying to get anyone in Hollywood to read one of my scripts: “It’s the ODYSSEY meets OBSESSION meets BACKROOMS meets PROJECT HAIL MARY meets SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY”

25 Years. I love you NYC.

Which show are you rooting for to win Best Comedy Series at the Emmys on Monday?

The first draft of your screenplay vs. the final draft of your screenplay

Two of the best movies of the year were films by directors in their 20s who honed their chops online. Films that I liked more than some by directors with decades of experience. If that doesn’t tell you about the need for Hollywood to seek fresh blood, I don’t know what will

I was today years old when I learned that Nora on FURIOUS (the great Quincy Tyler Bernstine) also played Brenda in “When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong” (Chappelle show sketch)