My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays.
I really learned a lot when I worked on my grandpa's film 'Twixt' and got to be with him start to finish and sit next to him every day. That was my film school.
So many of the kids on television have really nice clothes, perfect skin and hair.
I love working with other people and bouncing ideas off them.
I knew I wanted to make a movie that hadn't really existed in a while in terms of being a teenager.
I always knew my mom was a good actress.
Chanel is a brand that is so inspiring.
I love making movies. But it's a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting.
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.
I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.
The teenage years are such a great subject because everything is heightened and on the surface, and it deals with universal emotions that we face even as we get older.
Being a little naive can work to your advantage.
I think there's always this idea in your head, but you have to allow the film to take its own course.
Making a movie is a lot of problem solving.
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 don't like being in front of the camera.
I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.
I'm not so vocal. I try to get loud, but my voice will just crack or something.
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.
When I went to college, my mum was really sad, so she preserved my bedroom, like a weird time capsule.
