Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.

Now that I'm older, I have a much better appreciation of nature, and I love being alone.

I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.

Costumes say a lot about a character. When it came to 'Palo Alto,' it was important for me that the kids didn't look perfect. In most teen movies today, all of the clothes are expensive. I remember wearing a lot of dirty vintage clothes.

Visually, I love the setting of suburbia.

I love to play with the gadgets that come with film.