The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke to them. Then he….

I made two movies very young, and then I had trouble getting a movie made, and so - which was both, I think, a plus and a minus. It was a minus becau….

That's the nice thing about collaborating with someone: Your work becomes a conversation..

It's near impossible to make a movie in black and white in the system..

When I start a movie, there will be certain films that I watch again just because the vibe seems right..

I'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s..

If you don't feel good about something, you don't shake it off easily..

Will Ferrell's made a lot of brilliant movies..

I think all my movies are about transitions to some degree..

I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable..

There's always some generational-guys-hanging-out movie that is made every few years, I think, and some of them are great..

I try to write 'and it's all very funny' after each scene description so that the reader can imagine the movie in their head..

I've always liked working with friends or, you know, people I have outside relationships with..

I'm curious how people build up the codes that they live their life by, and how they come to think that that's the best way for them to function..

There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be..

I wouldn't say 'Frances Ha' is autobiographical, but it's definitely very personal..

I think it's always interesting how music means different things to different people, and people who overthink it are looking to in some ways show of….

Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people..

I used a video camera, and shot on film cameras at school and stuff, but I had a lot more training as a writer. I kind of live like a writer. I get u….

I guess I'm interested in people who are very sophisticated in intellectual ways, while being completely off the mark in emotional ones, with huge bl….

It's nice being friends over a period of time with people whose music you like so much, or other filmmakers, seeing people change, go through trials.