Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me.

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 watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.

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

You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it.

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

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