It's like the most profound accomplishment that I've had in my career, that I can finally be that voice.

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years.

I'll be totally honest in that I feel tremendously lucky that I am offered incredible jobs all the time to direct, but the problem that I have just personally is that there are only so many years in my life to dedicate to certain projects. When you're directing something that's generally two years of your life, you have to understand that. If I'm going to pour that kind of love and energy and sweat and heartache, all that juju into something, I'm going to lean into my own projects before someone else's.

What's the trick to writing a genuinely funny comedy? The trick is therapy. Take notes.

Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.

I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.

You have to be steadfast, and right now I'm on a stream train forward to make.