19 Quotes by Valerie Faris

There's something about somebody's first screenplay: it's like their whole life experience has kind of been bottled into it. They bring so much richness to it. And not that they won't do that for their next script, but there is something about their first experience and the time that it's been floating in their head.

Like 'TRL' was kind of fun - Oh, there's a new video!

I love it when I see somebody else make a great film. I think there is a great supportive film community, even though the awards seem to do something weird to that.

When you study a character, when you're making a film, you want to understand the character: like, what makes them tick?

If we don't have the actors, or you get the sense that some of the other people involved in making the movie don't necessarily see the movie the way you see it - all those elements, for us, we like having those things feel like they're moving in the same direction.

I think of music videos as commercials for songs.

There's an amazing movie called 'Los Angeles Plays Itself.'

I don't watch 'MTV'. Our sons watch 'Jersey Shore' sometimes. I walk through the room, and I get disgusted, and I leave, and I give them a hard time about it.

I like being able to talk about work while we're making dinner. I'd rather discuss it at that moment while it's fresh.