Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.

I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.

Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where they are now. You know, when you say, 'Oh, high school was this or that,' you don't want to go back. No matter how much you loved high school, you don't want to actually be back in high school. I certainly wouldn't.

There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible.

I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room.

I don't want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films - and I hope there isn't - it's to be open-minded.

I'm too big a fan of rhythm and editing. I'd much rather my editing be brave than my shooting.