Here's the problem: I don't like who I've become when my iPhone is within reach. I find myself checking e-mails and responding to texts throughout the day with some kind of Pavlovian ferocity - it's not a conscious act, but a reflexive one.

The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.

The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it's kind of nonsense.

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

Here's the problem: I don't like who I've become when my iPhone is within reach. I find myself checking e-mails and responding to texts throughout the day with some kind of Pavlovian ferocity - it's not a conscious act, but a reflexive one.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.