After a brief period in which I had let many a Southern Californian convince me that it was all 'in my mind,' I am once again officially allergic to dogs.

Each film is difficult, in its own particular way. There's a unique set of challenges on every movie.

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

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

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

When I go to movies and I love the movie, it's because it feels like it articulated something about how we're living now, and also gives me some insight into my own life. I feel actually altered after having seen it.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.