I definitely believe in the energy of the set and the energy of the actor, way more than your written word.

Humans are vulnerable, messy little animals and that's normal. And all I want to do is make a space for that in my films.

As someone who grew up in a house where there wasn't a lot of talking, I'm used to just looking at the world. And in general I often feel like I just don't understand what's happening. That everybody else does, but I don't quite get it.

No one leaves the edit room thinking, 'Yeah, I nailed that one!' Everyone I know goes into their first premiere or their first screening thinking, 'I screwed up so bad. I'm sorry, I messed up.' It's just a real common feeling.

There's great sadness and life doesn't work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but there's no need to feel all alone. This happens to everybody, so there's no self-pity. This is the ride that humans are on, and all of it is essential for our natural part of it.

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

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