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.

My experience, with both my parents, is that grief has a lot of down, sad things, but I was also really emotionally raw, in the first year after each of them passed. Flowers smelled more intensely, my relationships were hotter, and I was more willing to risk. I was going for it a lot more. I was 'unsober' and I wasn't playing by my rules.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

I was so happy with my bow ties from the last kickstarted project that I'm back for more.

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

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.

I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.