You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically.

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as opposed to the traditional movie change of ninety degrees. I guess that always feels false to me in movies because that doesn't truly happen. Around me, at least in the life I live, I guess I don't see people change ninety or a hundred degrees. I see them change in very small increments. I think it's just a monitor I might have on myself as a writer to not make any false scenes.

As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.

Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.

I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies.

To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer.