As a spectator, I have very eclectic taste, whether it's comedies or action or very small, intimate films. And I feel as a filmmaker I should be able to have that same eclectic taste.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film.

I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it's a great exercise in concision.