Adaptations are fun for me because they connect to the idea of filmmaking I had when I was a kid. I would see a movie and think: 'I'm gonna make that movie.'

I think it's always interesting how music means different things to different people, and people who overthink it are looking to in some ways show off with music, versus people who just respond to a song and decide to sing it.

Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me.

I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.

I try to write 'and it's all very funny' after each scene description so that the reader can imagine the movie in their head.

Friends of friends had bands in college or in their early 20s and had a moment where they had some kind of interest from a record label or manager. It's always interesting how people handle those decisions and those moments.

I like to try to keep things as relaxed and easy as possible. I mean, movies generally attract a lot of people who like to cause fires, so they can later try to put them out. But I don't like that kind of thing.