I like having associations with locations beyond their meaning for the specific movie.

I get a lot of responses to my movies. Some people say, 'Oh, I thought it was really funny - I hope that's okay!' And my answer always is 'Yes. It's totally okay.'

I suppose some studio executive would say it's death for a comedy if people aren't all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can't control it.

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

I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.

When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up on the Internet.

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