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I knew what kind of genre 'Casa de mi Padre' was going for. But my character, specifically, I think is very real.

I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth.

'Sunshine' is really an experiment for me to see if I am a filmmaker beyond having my own stories to tell.

I'm an incurable romantic, and Casablanca's one of the most romantic pictures I've ever seen - the combination of Bogart and Bergman is just magical.

A more complex - but only slightly more original - way to feel out of it is available at the hip and pretentious nightclubs and bars along the Sunset Strip.

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn.