I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.

Hansel is certainly about comfort, while still sort of having a peacock principle of wanting to attract attention.

I definitely would like to do some more dramatic roles.

There's something people find hilarious about dogs surfing and dancing and talking in the movies. I think it's nice for people - I think it's wish fulfillment - to see animals talking.

I love Francis Bacon. I just saw a great Jackson Pollock exhibit at the Dallas Museum when I was home for Thanksgiving.

Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and that I also read a lot as a kid - if I hear somebody say something that I think's funny, or I find a situation or story, I'll try to work that into the movie.

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