I guess I'm interested in people who are very sophisticated in intellectual ways, while being completely off the mark in emotional ones, with huge blind spots in terms of their own behavior.

I think anxiety is dangerous, but it makes you think it's your friend.

There's always some generational-guys-hanging-out movie that is made every few years, I think, and some of them are great.

I wouldn't say 'Frances Ha' is autobiographical, but it's definitely very personal.

I was late to the Knicks. My dad was a big fan. But I first started watching baseball; I became a Red Sox fan. My dad was a Mets fan. I wanted to have my own team and league.

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

I think I've always been drawn to the notion of talk as cinematic.