There are the people who overthink making mix CDs and playlists, and how that works generationally is all really interesting to me.

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

If you don't feel good about something, you don't shake it off easily.

I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.

I used a video camera, and shot on film cameras at school and stuff, but I had a lot more training as a writer. I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.

I've had great experiences or joyful experiences making a movie that people found very disturbing.

Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.