No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it's the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it's kind of nonsense.

When I go to movies and I love the movie, it's because it feels like it articulated something about how we're living now, and also gives me some insight into my own life. I feel actually altered after having seen it.

I feel responsibility for a lot of things that I manage to touch.

I feel like shoes are one of those things that no matter how conservative or how outrageous you get, a good pair of shoes is going to last you a lifetime.

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.