I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.

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

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

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

It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.

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.

Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology.