I always wanted to write movies that I'd direct. I didn't come at it from a writing standpoint more than a directing standpoint, except that growing up, I didn't have the opportunity to shoot as much as I did to write.

Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.

That's the nice thing about collaborating with someone: Your work becomes a conversation.

I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.

Manhattan is so tailored. It's driven by appealing to the very wealthy and tourists.

I'm good with a grill. I like to make cheeseburgers - I once read in a David Goodis crime novel that you're only supposed to flip a burger once.

Dance is a profession with an expiration date for many people.