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

Will Ferrell's made a lot of brilliant movies.

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.

I try to procrastinate, if I can, productively, like I'll work on something else as procrastination. Or I take a walk. Because often I find, if you get out, more things come to you.

I'm good with a grill. I like to make cheeseburgers - I once read in a David Goodis crime novel that you're only supposed to flip a burger once.

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