(as) A Director Who Is A Writer,

I Feel Better About My Life Every Day. My Kids Get Older. My Life Is Very Rich And Full Of Wonderful Things. I've Been Very Lucky, Careerwise.

I Really Think That Everybody Would Like To Be An Actor. Why Wouldn't They? It's Great Work If You Can Get It. The One Thing That Prevents Most People From Saying, 'i'm Just Gonna Go To Hollywood!' Is That It Seems Unrealistic.

It Takes Time To Develop A Sense Of Humor, Shared World Views.

It Was A Dreamlike Time For Me From December 1997 To March Of '98. Before That, I Was Basically Unknown. Then, Bang! The Starting Gun Fired, And Everybody Just Started Running. It Was Learn-on-the-job. And There Were More Opportunities For Work Than I Had Time To Do Them.

Not That It Entirely Matters: There Is A Perception That All Actors Make Their Movies. A Lot Of People Assume You're Responsible. George Clooney Told Me Actors Get All Of The Blame And All The Credit.