I think being mediocre and in the middle would be the worst. It's more interesting to get strong reactions, and to have the mixture of people who get it and the people who don't get it. And to invite a dialogue.

I learned that from my dad: you put your heart into something, you have to protect it, what you're making.

I always like to keep the budget as small as possible just to have the most freedom.

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.

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

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.