I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it.

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards.

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery the same way. I'm always up for something new.

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.