I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
I choose to write characters from the inside because I feel like that's the way I'm gonna get the most honest version of them.
There are things that aren't represented in movies that are a big part of everyone's life. This is a movie about health and about the body.
I think that people create the world that they live in. Your existence is very subjective, and you tell stories and organize the world outside of you into these stories to help you understand it.
I try to present something that is true so I don't further destroy the world with my contribution to it.
There are so many people who are making movies now who can’t get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like it’s flooded.
If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me.
I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.
I want to create situations that give people something to think about.
I do have, at different times, a certain kind of self-consciousness in the world, an insecurity.
I do a lot of things intuitively. I'm not often consciously aware of what I'm doing. It's like in a dream: There's something going on that's powerful but you don't know exactly why.
I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal.
You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?
Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.
Do not simplify. Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honour. It means you risked failure.
Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true.