I live in Manhattan now, because, in a way, it was my fantasy.

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

I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.

Nothing that I've turned down do I feel like I should have done. Because I've generated everything I've done, I've never really considered doing something that I haven't originated myself. There are definitely things that I've been brought that someone else made good movies out of. But it's not a path I've followed, so I don't have regret.

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

Wes Anderson grew up in Houston, and he and I talk about Manhattan in similar ways, as a kind of fantasy world.