I don't really believe that documentary is objective reality and fiction is all illusion.

There is a drunkenness to grief, which is good.

L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff.

I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.

Grief and memory go together. After someone dies, that's what you're left with. And the memories are so slippery yet so rich.

Film is endlessly just beyond your reach. I think that's what I love so much about it.

People ask 'How does doing a film compare to doing an ad?' Well, when you're doing a commercial you don't have to sell tickets. You have a captured audience. Which is actually completely rare and great; it gives you a lot of freedom. When you make a film, you have to do advertisements for the film.