- 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.
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