I'm Too Big A Fan Of Rhythm

Look, Any Guy Who Tells You That He Didn't Have Some Fears Is Lying. Of Course, It's Scary Becoming A Dad For A Variety Of Reasons. That's Not To Say It Isn't Thrilling. It Was. It Was Very Exciting And In Some Ways Was The Greatest Thing That's Happened In My Life. But It's Also Completely Terrifying And You're Saying Goodbye To A Portion Of Your Life And That's Just An Emotional Experience.

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.

Each One Of My Films Is Personal; Each One Of My Films Is Emotionally Autobiographical. And I Like Directors Who Do That.

Being The Son Of A Filmmaker, You Are Aware Of A Career As A Director. You Don't Think Of It As Just Movies, But As A Life.

When I Look At 'napoleon Dynamite”s Style I'm Reminded Of How I Spoke When I Was An Eight-year-old Boy. It Was Just Like Capturing The Essence Of, 'duh!' It Was Just Like The Stuff That I Would Say When I Was Like Eight, Nine, Ten Years Old.