I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies.

And as a filmmaker, I'm trying to unhook myself from this idea that unless you have a brilliant, long, enormously lucrative theatrical run, that your movie somehow failed. And I don't believe that.

The purpose of fiction is to combat loneliness.

I'll say this, and this has nothing to do with gender or sexuality: You do not want to get licked in the face repeatedly by another human being. You just don't. It's not pleasant.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

I distinguish sentiment from sentimentality. Sentimentality makes your skin crawl. It's like too much sugar. But, sentiment is a great feeling.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.