I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is.

I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth.

You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide you have to make a film yourself.

I really sort of kept to myself. I kind of just watched the world. And I think to keep people from messing with me, yeah, you know, I went out to run track. I went out for the football team. Not because I love track or love football.

Film is not an amazing medium to relay interiority. I think literature is much better for that.

I don't know who would not classify themselves as a romantic. I think that would be sort of sad.