Actually when I gave out the script, I gave it with a CD of all the music I wanted to put in the movie, and again, we never thought we'd get all that music.
I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind.
I am really driven, but my drive doesn't effect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.
I didn't necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.
I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.
I remember seeing her in "Beautiful Girls" and "The Professional" and being like, This girl is genius! This girl is ahead of her time. This girl is a prodigy.
I said, I'm on this TV show and I love doing it, but I don't want to be known always as the silly "Scrubs" guy... So part of me was like, You know what? Life's short. Let's go for it.
I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn't written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
I think Jersey is a character (in the film), and there's a dual meaning with a state of mind - a garden is where things begin.
I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives.
It used to be that you came out of school, and you got married - those who were going to get married. But my peers are getting married in their early 30s, so now there's like this extra 10 years of that angst.
It was pretty much the last person we found - an independent financier who paid for the whole thing out of his pocket.
My producers at Jersey Films, who have made so many movies, were like, "This doesn't happen like this. You know that, right? Don't get spoiled." And I was like, "Shhh! It's working! Don't talk about it!"
So, yeah, I mean, there is something universal about that feeling - that 20-something, what the hell am I going to do with my life, I'm lost and my parents are freaking me out, and what's the point? Every generation has a way of making that unique, but there are certain universals of that feeling.
That image is a couple different people's homes that I knew growing up.
The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters.
They all saw my short films, and I think that changed their opinion of me as just a guy on a sitcom because they liked my movie.
Zach's childhood dream was to be a filmmaker. He used to work at his school's television station.
While starring in Scrubs, Zach has appeared in 2 of NBC's The More You Know public service announcements. His topics were mentoring and prejudice.
Zach's father is of Russian heritage.
Zach asked his ex-girlfriend Bonnie Somerville to record the song "Winding Road" for Garden State.
Zach's brothers Joshua and Adam have worked together writing television screenplays.
Zach attended high school with the voice of Jar Jar Binks (
Zach directed Joshua Radin's music video "Closer."
Zach's father is an attorney, who also does stage work.
Zach attended the same high school as Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue. In fact, he grew up around the corner from the Shue family.
Zach is 6' 0?" (1.84 m) tall.
Zach attended the famed Children's acting camp, StageDoor Manor, at age 11 where he was scouted by a talent manager and began professional acting work.
Zach once auditioned for a recurring role on Dawson's Creek, which eventually went to Mark Matkevich.
Zach went to the same high school as musician Lauryn Hill.
Directed the "Superman" video for Lazlo Bane. "Superman" is the theme song of Scrubs.
Zach recieved his first Emmy nomination in 2005 for his work on Scrubs.
Zach wrote and directed his first movie, Garden State, in which he also starred. The movie opened to rave reviews.
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