I always remember my dad saying, "No one makes a remake unless they are trying to make money; there is no reason for it." It was not an honorable thing to do.

I like to write things to be personal, so I just put what I'm thinking about at the time.

Generally I just pick music that I like. That's the part I really enjoy: When I get permission for the songs I want and put them into the scenes. It's always hard when you're doing a low-budget film, so it's great when you can get all the music you want to get.

More actors in action movies should be gangly because that way it's believable when they move through tight spaces.

My dad told me, 'Your movie's never as good as the dailies and never as bad as the rough cut.

There's something about being a teenager that's so sincere. Everything is more epic, like your first crush. I feel that it's not always portrayed very accurately.

I think anything you do that's different, that doesn't take the typical approach, invites differing opinions.