As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like 'The Godfather' or 'Dog Day Afternoon' or 'The Graduate.' You watch one of those, and you never want to write again. Whereas with bad movies, it makes you think, If that counts, I certainly could write.

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

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

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

I'm not Michael Moore. I think Michael Moore wants to tell you how to think. He wants to give you answers. I make movies to raise my own personal questions and not to give answers.

When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.