I Don't Know Why I'm Drawn To

I'm Trying To Figure Myself Out Through My Movies. Whether It's Big Stuff Like What We're Doing Here, Or Little Stuff Like Why Aren't I Happier? With Every Film I Feel Like I'm Apologising For Something. I Feel I'm Most Successful When I'm Looking For Something That Embarrasses Me About My Character That I'd Like To Expose.

Directing 'the Office' Is Kind Of Like Someone Going, 'would You Like To Drive My Lamborghini?' And I'm Like 'yes, I Would Like To Drive Your Lamborghini. That Sounds Like Fun.'

What I Do Feel Is That 'up In The Air' Is The Most Indicative Film Of 2009. It Is The Portrait Of 2009.

People Want To Know If I Have A Moral Standpoint That They Should Be Picking Up On, And The Truth Is, I Don't. I Don't Want People To Think That I'm Trying To Tell Them To Feel A Certain Way. I Think That's Cheap Filmmaking.

Filmmaking Is Finding A Piece Of Granite And You Start To Chip Away And Then You Have The Shape Of A Head, The Shape Of The Arm, You Can See The Shape Of The Face And The Face Starts To Gather Character. You Have To Find It.