I Make Little Movies, You Know, They

In One Way They Make The Movie Something You Can Handle Because It's Character Driven And It's Slightly Off Center. That's What's Attractive, But It Also Has The Potential Of Being Cutesy And Sappy. I Am So Uninterested In That.

Part Of The Advantage, And Part Of The Result Of Trying To Be A Producer And Director, Are The Practical Things, You Find. It's So Advantageous To Go To A Place That You Already Have A Feel For, A Literal And Spiritual Familiarity.

I Tend To Turn Down Roles That Are Too Much Like Me, What I Think Is Most Like Me Anyhow, Because I'm Me All The Time And I'm Sick Of It.

In The Editing Room, 20 Percent Of The Time You're Using Stuff From Before The Actor Knew The Camera Was Rolling Or You're Taking A Line From Somewhere Else And Putting It In His Mouth.

I Learned, Especially From My Mother, To Respect The Profession And Take It Seriously, But Not Take Yourself Too Seriously.