Friends of friends had bands in college or in their early 20s and had a moment where they had some kind of interest from a record label or manager. It's always interesting how people handle those decisions and those moments.

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

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

I think I was going through a lot of change at 27, but I didn't know it was happening until it was over.

I always wanted to write movies that I'd direct. I didn't come at it from a writing standpoint more than a directing standpoint, except that growing up, I didn't have the opportunity to shoot as much as I did to write.

Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.

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