Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it’s not brain surgery. It’s art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
Actually, in my own life I think I probably feign neuroses to be more interesting than I am.
What’s the trick to writing a genuinely funny comedy? The trick is therapy. Take notes.
With more money brings more fear and when you’re trying to be creative in a fear-based environment it’s dangerous. Then decisions are made out of fear, not what’s best for the film.
But I’d say ‘How to Make It in America’ is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
I am lactose intolerant, and I always thought it was really funny how people who are lactose intolerant continue to eat dairy, because they like it so much. And I find it not acceptable.
I’m vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.
You have to be steadfast, and right now I’m on a stream train forward to make .
I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.
I love fashion. I always have. When I was a kid, I was in almost full-on costumes when I went to school, and I’ve retained a bit of that in my adulthood.
I have this necklace I always wear. I collect pendants from people I love; my best friends and members of my family have all given me one, and I put them on this chain so no matter where I am they’re always with me.
I think of myself as a content creator and hopefully one day a content enabler and supporter of others, so that’s what my immediate and hopefully future journey is.
I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic.
I feel tremendously lucky that I am offered incredible jobs all the time to direct, but the problem that I have just personally is that there are only so many years in my life to dedicate to certain projects.
There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.