I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I think.

I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I think.

I mean, putting women in the center of a movie and not talking about men, that's already political, right? And you know, political doesn't mean that it sends this message or that is has a statement. It's also political in its aesthetic project.

People keep telling me, "You don't like boys!" And I'm saying, "Wow, no, it's just that you're not used to them being objectified in movies, but women are so often objectified in movies and we don't care."

I like the idea of a trilogy. It's cool. I like the word. When you do four, the word isn't cool - not as cool.

Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.

I think I like about coming-of-age stories is that there's everything in them. It's a genre that kind of contains everything: you have the chronicle, you can go into naturalism, but it's also about transforming physically, so it's kind of a fantastical genre.