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I was reading a lot of Jacques Derrida at the time, writing 'Beth.' He actually talked about zombies.

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Zombies sort of typify this ambiguity, that they're not dead and not alive.

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People were always like, 'Oh my God, you're going to be working with your girlfriend? Are you freaking out? Is that going to, like, destroy your relationship?' I think it emboldened the relationship.

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I've been a writer for years, but it was mainly as a function of trying to be a director, so I just got work as a writer. I want to keep directing.

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Aubrey Plaza is absolutely amazing.

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You can't avoid being an egotistical person and ultimately somewhat narcissistic. You can try to curb it by recognizing that behavior. But at the same time, your repetitive behavior has its own psychology, and it's impossible to get out of that.

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When you are a writer, the assist-to-turnover ratio... there are a lot more turnovers than assists.

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I remember when I was in film school. It was my second year, and some kid did - had this really over-religious symbolism; like, it said 'John 3:16' and had angels falling over, and it was just this insane - it wasn't that great.

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I don't like the idea of seeing a movie and it feels comfortable because you've heard it before.

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I don't know if it's because my sensitivity is through the roof, but I can't stand contrived dialogue anymore.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: June 29th, 1977

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