Trivia

Is a fan of Sheryl Lee's performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), which he called "one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema". Lee later made an appearance in his film White Bird in a Blizzard (2014).

Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1996.

Worked as a music critic for L.A. Weekly.

Graduated USC School of Cinema-Television.

Mother was a bookkeeper in an ophthalmologist's office.

Grew up in Santa Barbara before moving to Los Angeles to attend university.