I like to try to shoot in the city in a way that allows the city to go about its business while we're shooting, and that's always a challenge because unfortunately people on the street don't know not to look in the camera or interact with the actors.

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

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

As a kid, I thought of myself as a funny person who secretly wanted to be serious, but now I think maybe I'm a serious person who secretly wants to be funny.

[Shwing] the really naked stuff I've dealt with in my own life, my own therapy and relationships - for me it just feels like a film I'm really proud of.

How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting.

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