My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me!

Every character when born is a stereotype.

I'm happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.

People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.

I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can you come up with?

The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you.

I always like a good math solution to any love problem.