I haven't been down to Navy Pier in such a long time. I know that's probably the touristy thing to do, but it just reminds me so much of 2000 when I was here shooting ["Hardball"].

I want to look at my audience and see all walks of life. I want to do something for everybody.

My forever mission is to take the best elements of both commercial and independent films and bring them together. I learned so much about the art of independent films and I have so much fun in commercial ones. I think that a mix of both is good.

The douchiest thing a guy could do on a date is to make a girl pay. If you invite her out and then make her pay.

Watching a really good movie excites me, because it makes we want to get up off the couch and go shoot something and act in a scene.

Sometimes when you grieve, you grieve at a time where you don't really expect it. You might hear a song or you might smell something or see something that might trigger something, and all of a sudden you get hit with this rush of emotion.

Be collaborative. I've had some of my best experiences with directors who were able to sit down and have a conversation and ask me what I thought.