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

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

I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.

I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.

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.

As a kid, I thought of myself as a funny person who secretly wanted to be serious, but now I think maybe I'm a serious person who secretly wants to be funny.

Will Ferrell's made a lot of brilliant movies.