Costumes say a lot about a character. When it came to 'Palo Alto,' it was important for me that the kids didn't look perfect. In most teen movies today, all of the clothes are expensive. I remember wearing a lot of dirty vintage clothes.
The hardest thing on 'Palo Alto' was letting go because I kept working on it, trying to make it better.
Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.
I just remember that pivotal moment when you're a young adult, and you realize that these authority figures are human beings, too, and they're figuring out their lives just as you are, and they're flawed.
I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I was bad - I'm not very coordinated. But I always wished I could have been a dancer.
When I graduated, I felt a little burned out on taking pictures after so many years of churning out so many for classes.
I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.
You can't host an Italian film festival without Marcello Mastroianni. It just doesn't feel right.
I was always a big James Franco fan.
I like the pharmacy makeup. I always get stuck in that aisle... I've always liked looking at it.
I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.
I like the camera to be still and not very shaky and have everything happen within the frame.
Visually, I love the setting of suburbia.
I remember having crushes and longings, but there were all these missed opportunities or things that seemed like such a big deal, but you really don't understand what the other person is going through.
