I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.

You keep learning how to let go and to live the life that you actually have, as opposed to the life you thought you were going to have.

I think the problem with growing up and idealizing self-destructive artists is that you only see the beauty they created rather than all the pain that went along with it.

I love New York, but it's a rough city. It's not dangerous now the way it was in the 70's or the 80's, but it's still a rough city. It's hard to hack it there. Life is harder than it is on the West Coast. To be able to deal with that, you have to have a lot of aspirational feelings pinned on being there.

Movies are now more often watched on the small screen anyway. But at least for me, what got lost in that is the difference in the medium.

I live in New York, and I love New York as well, but I think Los Angeles is a place where if you have the right person with you, there are all these little worlds that you would never guess by just looking at the exterior of what the city is.

Using the energy in a scene can really cut the fat off of something and streamline it. It can make it work for you and activate it for you in a way.