There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.

Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.

I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.

I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.

If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally.

I wish I came from a more pure place. I don't have something to say from the bottom of my soul. I just know how to take stuff I like and repackage it in a slightly different way.

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.