I'm A Harsh Critic, You Know? I

I Remember Chris Cooper Saying To Me - I Was Doing October Sky With Him - And He Said, "you Know, You're Just Yelling At Me." He's Like, "you're Just Yelling. You Need To Listen." We Were In A Fight, And You Know, Oh You'd Get So Excited As An Actor, You're Like, "we Have A Fight, Oh, I Get To Get Mad." And He Just Said, "you Need To Listen." And I Started Listening - And Then All Of A Sudden Where I Was Listening Was Where, I Don't Know, Anger Became Something Else.

I Don't Want To Be Lofty When I Say This, But I Don't Know What A Success Is Any More. I Know How We Define It, But That Was A Moment Where I Went, "wait, Who Am I?" You Could Feel The Business, In Particular, Kind Of Go "he's All Right, Let's Go Over Here." I Started To Go, "wait, I Know Why I Love To Do This." I Think I Got Off Track In Why I Love To Do It.

I Hope I'm A Spiritual Person. I'm Trying To Be A Spiritual Person.

To Me Donnie Darko Was About Adolescence. And About How, As Soon As You Start To Grow Up And You Sort Of Move Out Into The World, You Realize Everything Is So Trippy. That Anything Can Be Anything.

As A Producer, You Have An Opportunity To See The Whole And Bring People Together.