I Think It's A Mistake For Young

And The Biggest Improvement I See Between 'up In The Air' And 'juno' And 'thank You For Smoking' Is That 'up In The Air' Deals With The Complicated Human Stuff In A Way That My Other Films Have Not. It's A More Articulated Film, And Because Of That, I'm Most Proud Of It.

I Have A Strange Fascination With The Midwest. I'm Waiting To Find Out That My Parents Are Actually From The Midwest. I Grew Up In Beverly Hills, Up The Street, And I Just Feel Comfortable There. I've Shot In Minneapolis, In Detroit, In St. Louis, In Omaha - They Would Say They're The Plains, Not The Midwest - And I Love It.

I'm Too Big A Fan Of Rhythm And Editing. I'd Much Rather My Editing Be Brave Than My Shooting.

When You're Young, You Want To Make Every Kind Of Film: Musicals, Westerns, Horror. Slowly You Begin To Hear Your Own Voice. I Hope People Receive What I Do As Small, Personal Films That Are Somewhat Contrarian About Their Main Characters.

When I Write A Film, All I Think About Is Where The Thing Ends And How To Get The Audience There.