I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.

I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness

[hitrecord.org is my] alternative outlet of where I get to be a little less professional and just freak out a little bit.

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

There's an absolute prejudice that good movies are dramas and comedies are more dismissable. But I couldn't disagree more.

I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel very fortunate that - y'know, this movie [Don Jon] - frame for frame, line for line - is exactly what I wanted it to be. Nobody made me change anything.