I like acting and things when I like the writing. If I don't like the writing, I don't like acting. I think in some ways everything starts for me from the place of writing.

The economy is rough. I think that affects everyone from big filmmakers to tiny filmmakers.

It feels like when I write, it's intuitive. This is true of Frances, and it's true of this [The Funniest Movie Of The Summer].

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations and see what they say.

You don't need love and sex in films

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 think in theater the playwright is king. Those words are unchangeable. They are the reason that everything else flows from.