Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

Don't differentiate between 'This is a job' and 'This is what I'm doing for fun.' It's all simultaneous.

I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.

When I first moved up to San Francisco to write Where The Wild Things Are, I had a couple moments where I talked to somebody, and they're like, "Oh, I love that book. I love this part of it," or, "This is what it means to me." And it's like, "Well, I don't know. I guess that's not what I'm making the movie about." But very early on, I don't know, we sort of let go of that fear.

I feel like everything I make is personal to me.

If I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.

I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.