When I meet certain filmmakers, sometimes you sit down and you do have some kind of shorthand. It can be fun to see them as someone who has been through similar experiences, but also as someone who just loves film. You can talk with them about films in a way that feels really free.

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

There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be.

When you're around your family, and you have that history and that shared language, you say things you'd be embarrassed to hear quoted back to you later.

I find a lot of writing happens when you're not actually at the computer. So I carry a notebook.

When I start a movie, there will be certain films that I watch again just because the vibe seems right.

I'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s.