Humanizing good people is kind of boring and I don't really see the value in it... humanizing tricky characters is exhilarating, and making audience films out of indie subjects excites me.

My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine.

I went to college, I went pre-med, I thought I was going to be a doctor.

I find nice people kind of boring.

If someone else made 'Up in the Air' or 'Thank You For Smoking' or 'Juno,' I would have wanted to rip their head off. I need that same sort of passion for every project I take on.

I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.

I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am.