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 try to write 'and it's all very funny' after each scene description so that the reader can imagine the movie in their head.

It's kind of major, learning to drive. I feel like it kicked up other stuff in my life.

I'm sure I've said some pretty bad pick-up lines.

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

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

I like to have memories of a place. It brings something extra. I'm not even sure what it is. I mean, it's the same part of it as I like using friends in small parts or people I know or my doorman.