I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one. 
Anyone can create and put stuff out there, so then as viewers and listeners, we have access to a lot of different unique view points. 
The hardest thing on 'Palo Alto' was letting go because I kept working on it, trying to make it better. 
I'm Italian, so I need to get someone to wax my eyebrows, but I'm not so good at keeping it up. 
I've been very surprised by people asking me what my teenage experience was like. 
It's great because all of my friends from elementary school are still my closest friends. 
I guess I knew my dad was into photography, so a part of me was interested in picking it up to understand him a little better. 
It's hard not to be impressed by my older relatives. 
I love my family's films. 
I love to play with the gadgets that come with film. 
I knew I wanted to make a movie that hadn't really existed in a while in terms of being a teenager. 
You can't host an Italian film festival without Marcello Mastroianni. It just doesn't feel right. 
I have a lot of game apps I need to delete. 
It's hard for me to articulate myself. 
I'm a pyro. I love exploding things. 
I love making movies. But it's a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting. 
Most movies use older actors, but I thought, if I could just put kids on camera and get them to be themselves, what could be easier? 
I don't like being in front of the camera. 
My mentor in college was Stephen Shore. I loved his color palettes and his taking mundane things but finding them fascinating. 
If I'm not comfortable, I just look awkward. 
I always knew my mom was a good actress. 
I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I was bad - I'm not very coordinated. But I always wished I could have been a dancer. 
In high school, I didn't always relate to my friends. I was more of a spectator. 
My grandpa told me, 'Learn to love anxiety, because it never goes away in moviemaking.' 
It was kind of intimidating to make a feature without that much experience. 
Most people think of Las Vegas, and they think of extravagance. But it's really a mix between fantasy and laziness. 
I think when you do things outside of what you're interested in, you meet people and get ideas to bring in to whatever it is you love doing the most. 
My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays. 
Women need to support women. 
Chanel is a brand that is so inspiring. 
Being a little naive can work to your advantage. 
My grandpa always tells me that 45-minute lunches are key because an army marches on its stomach. 
I'm so drawn to photography because you can convey a complex story in a single frame. 
I think my job is hopefully to connect with people emotionally and to feel less alone or understand things in a certain way. 
It's tricky to take a book of short stories and turn it into a feature film. 
I wanted to be a bartender for a bit. 
'Virgin Suicides' was such a big movie to me as a teenage girl. It blew me away. 
I enjoy seeing how my friends - Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Rodarte - use clothes to create their vision and art. 
Visually, I love the setting of suburbia. 
My only vice is 'Keeping up With The Kardashians.' I can't really explain what it is that fascinates me so much, but it just sucks me in. 
I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres. 
I was really nervous working with actors, since I come from a photography background. 
I liked to drive around, just playing music for everyone. 
My grandpa showed me how to build stamina onset behind the scenes on 'Twixt.' 
We definitely have to support other female directors because there's not enough of us. 
When I graduated, I felt a little burned out on taking pictures after so many years of churning out so many for classes. 
I like the camera to be still and not very shaky and have everything happen within the frame. 
I knew I wanted to be creative but didn't know how. 
Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much. 
In Italy, there are a lot of Coppolas - it's like being called Jones. No one really notices. 
Working with a great actor is really educational. 
I don't really wear makeup. I don't like the feeling of it. I just put mascara on, and that's kind of it. 
Friends would ask, 'Have you seen 'The Godfather?' and I'd be like, 'No.' 
When I was a baby, my mom was always bringing me onto set. 
There is always something I gain from watching a movie, whether it's a silly romantic comedy or an art film. 
I'm so proud to be American. 
I went to a private school, and I struggled academically. It was really disheartening to always be considered bad at that. 
I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do. 
I've always been very comfortable in a set environment. All the collaborating going on, seeing how actors work - it all excites me. 
I'm not so vocal. I try to get loud, but my voice will just crack or something. 
I normally wear jeans and sneakers, but given an occasion, I enjoy dressing up. 
With my aunt, I definitely can relate to how she makes a movie because she does it with her own demeanor, which isn't this loud presence. 
I love working with other people and bouncing ideas off them. 
I think there's always this idea in your head, but you have to allow the film to take its own course. 
I love Serge Lutens orange blossom perfume; my mom got it for me. It's my favorite. It just smells clean. 
I got my GED my senior year and ended up taking community college classes before I transferred to Bard. 
I want to learn and challenge myself and grow. 
I've been going to the same person for haircuts since I was thirteen. 
I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays. 
When I went to college, my mum was really sad, so she preserved my bedroom, like a weird time capsule. 
I never particularly liked it in New York City. 