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Sometimes when you're in the storm, it's harder and maybe when it's over, then you can look back on it.

As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.

I have the oldest whiplash in the business.

You never know when something's going to hit you in a particular way and just knock you loose.

Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if I'm away from the machine for more than a couple of hours during the day, this little guy's lashing away.

I never take storms as seriously as I should, which is probably not the way I should be handling it. I think it's to do with growing up in New Orleans and having a hurricane, like, once a week.

Sometimes we'd have to climb a tree and pick our own whips to be disciplined with. When you had to pick your own whip, you knew you were in for it.

I am resilient like my mother and have the ability to face any kind of storm.