I like doing personal films, after doing a bigger movie, I enjoy doing smaller, intimate films.

I think I'm always drawn to projects that help me understand something about myself.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

It bugs me when they have people my age [28] playing teenagers.

I just try to do what I'm interested in and hope that some people will connect.

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 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.