So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject.

I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that.

I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera.

The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art.

After “Melancholia” and “On the Road,” I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you’re not consistently in those movies, people don’t always think of you for them.

When you're in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.