I don't smoke and I don't want to smoke. I am not a fan of gratuitous smoking in films.

I grew up on the golden age of children's TV.

I have this embedded faith in the process through which films of a certain type get discovered on longer timelines.

I just like working with smart people.

I just love movies.

I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.

I like making movies for myself and my friends and people with my sensibility.

I like music, but I need to get outside more.

I like things that aren't superficially one thing or another.

I never think that a film should answer questions for you. I think it should make you ask a lot of questions.

I read a lot of scripts and so many are clearly a knockoff of one familiar genre or another.

I remember as a kid having the offer of a scholarship, that it was going to be like going to Mars, and deciding to stay in my public school.

I tend to have a kind of tunnel vision when I'm looking at an individual piece.

I tend to relate to a character in terms of the arc: what's interesting is where he starts versus where he ends up.

I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters' inner struggles.

I'm a New Yorker, you know.

I'm not particularly precious about the theatrical experience any more.

I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.

If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I'm gonna have a heart attack.

If I'm trying to put size on for a role, then I don't do much running.