A 2005 graduate of USC’s School of Cinema and Television, Lee Toland Krieger made his feature film debut in 2008 with The Vicious Kind, starring Adam Scott, from his own original screenplay. His latest film is Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg‘s bittersweet Celeste and Jesse Forever, releasing this week and platforming throughout August. I had a chance to speak to Krieger one-on-one recently, about his new movie, the difficulties of mounting or landing an indie directing gig, the story he heard about Steven Seagal getting kicked off of Executive Decision, and the rudeness in some of his encounters with the press. The conversation is excerpted over at ShockYa, so click here for the fun read.