I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.

I'm so from the Woody Allen/Spike Lee school.

Most of the time, I don't watch classics with anybody. I have to be by myself. That's my classroom.

I love 'The Killing', I love 'Homeland' and 'Mad Men', all those shows that lean into the tone of things.

My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion.

Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].

I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.