I just think a lot of movies are too long. I want to know how to make my movie as tight as possible.

Do I wish I was Martin Scorsese? Yeah. But am I really proud of the movies I've made and really happy that I get to keep making them? Yes.

To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagined that you have to think deep down that you want to be Martin Scorsese or you want to be P.T. Anderson. Like, am I as good as those guys? Absolutely not. I feel like I keep learning, and I feel like I keep getting better.

I was intimidated by Malkovich for, like, a couple of days, and then I wasn't. He's awesome. He's so cool. He was so wonderful to work with.

On '50/50,' even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive.

I watched 'Return Of The Living Dead.' That one's cool, man. I like that one.

I like to branch out as much as I can, but I feel like the movies that are closest to my heart are 'The Wackness' and '50/50' - the ones that are dramedies that have that human element to them.

I think people will always want to go see a movie, whether it's a comedy and you want to see it and laugh with people, or whatever.

'Warm Bodies' - I was contractually obligated to deliver a PG-13 movie. But, like, I wanted it to be PG-13 because it's for younger people, and I don't want them not to be able to see it. I mean, you have to kind of think about the marketplace as well.

For me, the best high school movie is, like, 'Fast Times' and what Cameron Crowe is like.