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.

You feel sadness for time passing. New York is a city that keeps reinventing itself, and I love it so much.

Sometime female characters, especially in the genre of something that people consider rom-com, make mistakes in a cute way or they're a mess in a way that's palatable. I like that.

I think being attracted to mistakes is one of the things that film can capture in a way that theater can't. Film can capture a moment of spontaneous life that will never be captured again. I like a lot of structure and a lot of lines, but then within that I make room for things to happen that you couldn't have predicted.

I've never had a plan, I've always done things from instinct.

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.

I love just seeing shots of New York inside of a fictional movie that are not controlled. I do not like shots with extras, I have to say. I don't mind extras in other scenes, but I love New York City streets just as they look. I don't even care if someone looks at the camera. It doesn't bother me.