It's near impossible to make a movie in black and white in the system.

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.

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.

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

I'm a huge proponent of therapy and analysis, but it's something that, in a nonprofessional way, can be abused.

When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up on the Internet.

I love black-and-white movies that are about contemporary subjects.