I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.

Having a kid, it makes you slow down; when you're walking with a toddler to pick up a leaf it can take a half hour. You've never spent that time looking at a leaf before, having that kind of interaction. So I think it does make you change the way you look things.

I never get myself in a situation where I don't have creative freedom.

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue.

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

We were always around my dad, so he wasn't absentee at all. I don't think it was normal, but it was exciting. You always had lots of creative people around, and my parents took us everywhere.

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