I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

Welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt.

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

I'm a fake intellectual.

I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.

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.

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