I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.

My parents were always encouraging of us being creative however we wanted to be. People say, "You didn't get pressured into having to be a director?" But it's hard to be around my dad and not be curious about filmmaking, because he thinks it's the ultimate medium.

For everyone, there are those moments when you have great days with someone you wouldn't expect to. Then you have to go back to your real lives, but it makes an impression on you.

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.

The unexpected connections we make might not last, yet stay with us forever

I like amateur things.

I love that feeling of when it's touching and it makes you happy but there's a melancholy or bittersweet glaze to it.