There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.

I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.

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

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it.

I always had a dream about trying to make a movie that had no dialogue in it, that was just music and pictures. I still haven't done it yet, but I tried to get close in the beginning.

Crazy is so hard to play, there's nothing you can really tell an actor.