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

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

A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people who know how to handle that.

I get a lot of responses to my movies. Some people say, 'Oh, I thought it was really funny - I hope that's okay!' And my answer always is 'Yes. It's totally okay.'

I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.

Music is like color or acting or whatever. It's really something I think about from the beginning. Not that I always know exactly what I'm going to use, but I don't see it as something like, "Let's find some songs now!" after we have a finished film.

I try to procrastinate, if I can, productively, like I'll work on something else as procrastination. Or I take a walk. Because often I find, if you get out, more things come to you.