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

I think all my movies are about transitions to some degree.

I find a lot of writing happens when you're not actually at the computer. So I carry a notebook.

That's the nice thing about collaborating with someone: Your work becomes a conversation.

I like to try to keep things as relaxed and easy as possible. I mean, movies generally attract a lot of people who like to cause fires, so they can later try to put them out. But I don't like that kind of thing.

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

I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.