I think all people are familiar with thinking about their death and trying to come to terms with the fact that we will, at some point, no longer exist. The loss of one's ego is very tough to reconcile with; you really have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to wrap your head around the idea of just not existing anymore.

It's tough for me to move on from places, even though I realize that it's not only necessary but very important to be able to do so.

I'm someone who is very sentimental and nostalgic and attached to the homes I lived in, and I think moving is a traumatic experience.

I'm always making movies for my audiences, but I'm not trying to meet their expectations.

No two people who make a movie on a certain budget scale are going to achieve the same thing because it just depends on what sort of favors you can call, and what sort of dynamics you can pull in the play.

In the past, I'd been sort of a fan of writing a coat hanger of a script, and something I could hang ideas off of.

I love film criticism as an art. I think it's a very important thing.

Dramas are incredibly compelling. I feel like 'Silver Linings Playbook' is a drama, but because it's funny, people market it as a comedy.

Making movies is hard for me. Being on set is very trying. I'm not good at being that communicative for that long. Editing is where I'm happiest.

I love movies. I can't participate in my love of movie-making fully unless I'm producing it.