The things that are really out of control, and scary, are emotions - of people around you, that are unpredictable, or those in yourself which are unpredictable.

I like naps. I don't drink coffee.

Even in this world where you’re getting everything you need and having this nice life, there’s still loneliness and longing and disconnection.

It's fun when you start a movie, because it's kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping... you get to make your wish list and you start thinking about what each character needs.

I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.

You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.

The past is just a story we tell ourselves.