You're A White Male Living In America,

You Are Successful If You Are Able To Work On The Kind Of Material That You Want To - If Your Life Conforms To Your Dreams, Regardless Of Outside Acceptance Or Acclaim.

I Don't Cast Somebody That I Think Is Like My Younger Self.

I Hate Being An Actor, They Dress You And Put On Your Makeup And You Just Feel Like A Little Baby.

I Was Being Generous. Gia Coppola Wasn't Even A Filmmaker At That Time, But I Asked Her To Do It, Because I Believed In Her As An Artist. And Because I Wanted A Woman's Take On The Material. The Book Palo Alto Is Very Male-centric, But Gia Carved Out A Bunch Of The Female Characters, And Brought Them To The Fore In The Movie. And The Project Was Richer For It.

Create Your World Around Your Work. Create Your Work Around Your Life. Let Other People Help You Shape It.