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.

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

Forget the audience, make what you want to see

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.

When you're making a film you're thinking about how to tell the story visually.

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

I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.