I really like my first movie a lot, "Kicking and Screaming." I think it's a - I'm very pleased and proud of that movie, but it wasn't the - it wasn't "Citizen Kane" right out of the box, you know? It wasn't "Sex, Lies and Videotape."

Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.

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

You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it.

Music is like color or acting or whatever. It's really something I think about from the beginning. Not that I always know exactly what I'm going to use, but I don't see it as something like, "Let's find some songs now!" after we have a finished film.

I've had great experiences or joyful experiences making a movie that people found very disturbing.

I thought at the time of my parents' divorce that I was upset by deeper, more profound things and I was just taking it out on the joint custody agreement. But that disruption was bad enough. That was a huge deal for a teenager.