I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible.

I find nice people kind of boring.

Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in which you submit films, and if they are good enough, they play. The only barrier to entry is the submission fee.

'Juno' really changed things for me and I get a lot of screenplays come in now, but I like to self-generate and I like to kind of pursue my own ideas. And I think the more personal the better.

I have one of the original 'Ghostbusters' guns in my house.

When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there.

'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in.