Fighting a cold, but I'm powering through. As they say, there's nothing better for a cold than doing interviews all day.

Both the writing and the visuals in that sense are very exploratory. It goes back to my rule for myself [in] making it.

After working so long on something like this, it's great to go out and meet people and see the reactions and remind yourself that, oh, yeah,, I wasn't just working in a cave by myself for no reason...

Most people's personalities and roles are locked by the time they're nine or 10. I think there's something to that.

To me, that's where memories are very interesting because what happens when we start losing memories? What happens when you can't take your memories with you? Who are we without our memories, without our past?

The only purpose of the visuals, in any film, is to serve the story.

I'll have a sentence in my head that's kind of beautiful and interesting, but I'm not sure why or where it's coming from. So it's kind of funny, because when people point out patterns or themes, it's the exact opposite of my film school experience.