Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic: Those are sort of three layers of repression.
Paul RustI think a lot of nights together have been spoiled by somebody not being able to find a parking spot and saying, "Why don't we just go home?"
Paul RustIn your 20s, you're checking your bank account to make sure you're not broke. In your 30s, you're looking at yourself and realizing you're broken.
Paul RustJust the way LA is laid out - 30 miles of disparate neighborhoods - adds to the loneliness of the characters. There's a lot more space to feel isolated in. In Los Angeles, you have to meet the person, then walk out separately to your own cars, and follow the person to their neighborhood, and then pray that street parking isn't going to mess things up.
Paul Rust