When I was working on the music for this I didn't want to just use pop songs as the score - most movies do it and I've done it before.

I try to always be open to what the actors want to try. I don't storyboard and try to be intuitive and open on the day of filming.

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.

I always try to make the soundtrack a good CD on its own.

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

You don't have to be loud. If you know what you want, people respect that.

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.