One Man's Uplift Is Another

When I Write A Film, There's A Particular Thing I Am Wrestling With And The Question Or Concern I'm Dealing With Has To Be Big Enough For Me To Dedicate A Year Or Two Of My Life. If The Question Isn't Big Enough, Or Rich Enough, I'll Lose Interest.

I Love Watching All Sorts Of Different Types Of Movies, But That Doesn't Mean They're Necessarily Movies I Want To Be Making. I'm Not Sitting Around Saying, "man, I'd Really Love To Direct A Western." That's Just Not Something I'm Probably Going To Do. But, I'm Just Looking To Work On Things That Both Feel Professionally Exciting And Personally Relevant.

We Don't Have A Lot Of Space In Our Imaginations To Allow People To Expand What They Do.

It Really Shocks Me When I Encounter People Who Think Kindness Doesn't Matter. Because I Think It's Pretty Much The Only Thing That Matters.

There Are Just Things You Can Explore In A Movie That You Can't In 22 Minutes With A Laugh Track.