I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it. I went to business school because in the '80, it was the thing to do….

The only advice I can give those who want to sell thei films is to surround yourself with people who are friends and people who believe in you and yo….

Writing is really freeing because it's the only part of the process where it's just you and the characters and you are by yourself in a room and you ….

Once your film is done, you can't explain to people what something was supposed to be. You can't give them footnotes. It all has to be there..

I very much related to the idea of sexual identity and how it doesn't have to be black and white. When I first came out, there would be butch people ….

I love directing because you get to see your film come to life. You get to work with the actors. There's something magical about each piece of it..

What I love in working on film is just working with actors. It's one thing to write scenes alone over a keyboard and to imagine the actions and react….

Ultimately, the people [who] are going to help you make your film are the people who believe in you and believe in the story. And as long as you stic….

I love the freedom of writing and then I love the realization of directing. I can't favor one or the other. I enjoy both parts of the process..

I look at Woody Allen's prolific career of 30 or 40 films, and I'm watching the clock. I'd love to work at a clip of a film a year. We don't get the ….

In New York there's a lot of interstitial spaces; spaces in between spaces, where you're changing, and New York gives you the anonymity to be who you….

I just want to tell stories that are meaningful and have inspiration to them; people can watch it and take away something or maybe they'll just think….