[The Coen brothers] hire the same people over and over again, so there's a shorthand between all of the people they're working with.

You get bummed out, and then you go, "Oh! Now I get to go buy a present for myself." That kind of helps.

When I worked with anybody like Woody Allen, there's the name, and your understanding of who they are before you meet them, that stays in your head a little bit.

I want to make movies that people see. I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have such a huge impact on culture when they do.

Warren [Beatty] was very adamant and very encouraging of me to direct. It's definitely something that I'd like to pursue more in the future.

You do need these people to go out on a limb for you, thinking you're right for a role rather than having box office numbers.

Their way of working [the Coen brothers] is always kept pretty mysterious. I was so curious to see how they make these movies. It was just such a joy - they seem to have so much fun making their movies.