Romance: That's one of the things that makes Spider-Man really unique, in terms of the comic books. There is a tender, romantic quality to it. And certainly, that's something that's always fascinated me about the cinema: good romance.

Sundance is a really special place. They're very protective of movies, especially lower-budget movies.

There's a bigger universe at hand.

When you get that opportunity to be honest and open with somebody, for the first time, and share things about yourself that you haven't been able to share before, that you might be scared of or ashamed about, that's really exhilarating, and I think that's something that people will really identify with.

I think that the dramas that you find in TV are actually a lot more interesting, typically, than what you find in cinema.

Working with the actors, working with production designers, working with the creative people who surround the process is really fun, it's really inspiring and I take great pleasure in working with them. That's what's most fun about directing.

I always remembered that when I saw people get married they got on a rocketship and went to Planet Happiness, Population: Them.