I think that when you have somebody who really is kind of forced to see the world through someone else's eyes, I think it really is eye opening.

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the films.

My mom always used to say, "You'll be a better kid if you just listen."

I don't go into a movie with preconceived notions of where I want things to go.

Part of living is understanding where the fringes are. Once you know how far people go, you can say, "Well, here's how I choose to represent myself."

I feel like throughout history we've heard bullshit from politicians, but now we're at the perfect intersection of technology and entertainment where we can, in real time, produce something that holds people accountable. That's an exciting time to be living in.

You come downstairs, turn off the TV, and then and your son says, 'Daddy, I want to get that wrestling set, and all the pieces are sold separately.' The minute he quotes a commercial verbatim, that's when he's had enough TV.