People have a natural tendency to read emotions out of faces, so when you see a face that is hyperreal but without the life behind the eyes, it's really off-putting and intriguing.

Even my nighttime dreams are very, very rooted in reality. They just start to become surreal, little by little.

I like the idea of reading into people's faces when they're not emoting. Some people are fascinated, some are sympathizing.

A lot of the music video stuff I've worked on is mostly me pitching ideas, and then if [the artists] have notes or thoughts, I'll integrate them into the idea.

At the end of the day, if you don't identify with the main characters, no television show will work.

If artists do have ideas, they're often not great.

Shooting videos with lots of effects is like shooting a bunch of puzzle pieces.