I like the fact that a modern television and modern drama on cable has characters that are really intricate and deep and have multiple layers.

I don't go to parties. I don't go to clubs. My friends and I don't go drinking, we play D&D. I'm still a weird entity in the world.

I think everyone is given drama, by virtue of the fact that we all have drama in our lives, but not everyone can make people laugh.

You can inspire people to give you greatness, or you can micro-manage them into your own one specific kernel of an idea. To me, I think that when you inspire people to give their best, then you're going to get the best result.

I like doing family films.

I learned a lot, in terms of inspiring people. It became very clear to me, very early on, that directing a movie was a lot like being in a theater company.

To me, the punk rock kids I grew up with were really, really smart, and to me, respecting those kids was a really big deal.