Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

Interestingly, when you do films, sometimes you have conscious reasons, things that you were looking for, or stuff that you were trying to do. And then, you see the film and you think, "Wow, it ended up being something totally different!"

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

When I think about what part of my college experience came back in my work experience, I feel like it was learning how to read deeper, learning how to keep filling the movie up with more and more resonance.

All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life.

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work.