The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke to them. Then he became an archetype, like Groucho Marx or Chaplin.

I think all my movies are about transitions to some degree.

I think I've always been drawn to the notion of talk as cinematic.

A lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV.

I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.

How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting.

Wes Anderson's films, 6-year-olds are crazy about them.