There was a telemarketing job one summer in high school that I was rejected for. I still walk by the building that I actually had the interview in. It's still in New York, and I always think about that job and why I didn't get it.

I wouldn't say 'Frances Ha' is autobiographical, but it's definitely very personal.

My dad was a great movie companion. He wouldn't diminish 'The Jerk.' If I liked it, he liked it. He could see it through my eyes.

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

It's nice being friends over a period of time with people whose music you like so much, or other filmmakers, seeing people change, go through trials

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

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.