We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them.

There's this thing of you can live in a city and be completely alone, not notice anything going on around you.

Being a geek is extremely liberating

Bill Hicks wasn't just a comic, he was a crusader against humanity's relentless capacity to underachieve

The revolution of video had a massive affect. We grew up in a time where suddenly you could own films. Before, they had a theatrical run, and then perhaps they'd come back, or you'd catch them in a retro cinema.

Films that rely on their cast to be funny are often episodic and feel like a series of loosely connected sketches rather than a satisfyingly structured script.

The main jokes in this film are about big things, love and life and zombies - we all get that.