I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.

When you're in a competitive environment, always give out the impression that you don't care. It makes people want you more. If you act desperate, it's over. I think a passive attitude is helpful. It comes naturally because I'm lazy.

As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one.

Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene.

Nobody comes to Minnesota to take their clothes off, at least as far as I know.

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.