I try to think up material that might apply to the subjects they are studying. How many mitochondria does it take to power a cell? One. Because mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Not ready for prime time, that one.

What I write is emotionally honest and truthful as the human experience can be, to make people feel less alone, or at least that's the hope.

My family isn't really Italian. We're more like Olive Garden Italian.

I will say what I aspire to is a consistency in making films, to direct something every couple of years.

Gillian [Jacobs] is brilliant, and it was Lena Dunham that recommended her. I didn't see her in the part, but Lena told me that Gillian can do anything. It turned out to be true.

Does anyone know a word that rhymes with shark?

I'm a compulsive everything.