The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.

In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.

I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.

I know in this day and age, when you meet men, they often want to be boys. They dress like boys. And it's very confusing. I can't offer any solution except to make a movie about it.

I enjoy doing independent films more, only because there's more freedom. There's not as many cooks tampering with what you are trying to do.

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.