How many films are there about friendships between teenagers? And how many projects are there dealing with friendships among adults? True friendships - really dealing with the intimacy behind what happened then, and how long you've known each other, and the wounds that haven't healed. That's what [About Alex] film is about.

I'm a work in progress. I'm trying to be better.

In all actuality, we got to do better about preparing our men for their interactions with women.

I don't want to be a leader that is one-dimensional or two-dimensional because he's not willing to be open.

I got work to do. I got a lot of work to do within myself.

I think there is having a behavior that is disrespectful to women that goes unchecked, where your manhood is defined by sexual conquests, where you trade stories with your friends and no one checks anyone. At 19, that was normal.

Sometimes little things can prolong an experience in a way that you run over budget. It's very scientific; a lot of people don't understand the science that goes behind making a film.