I get a lot of responses to my movies. Some people say, 'Oh, I thought it was really funny - I hope that's okay!' And my answer always is 'Yes. It's totally okay.'

Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable.

Manhattan is so tailored. It's driven by appealing to the very wealthy and tourists.

You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it.

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

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.

A lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV.