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.

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

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.

I think anything you do that's different, that doesn't take the typical approach, invites differing opinions.

It’s about misunderstandings between people and places, being disconnected and looking for moments of connection. There are so many moments in life when people don’t say what they mean, when they are just missing each other, waiting to run into each other in a hallway.

More actors in action movies should be gangly because that way it's believable when they move through tight spaces.

My movies are not about being, but becoming.