I'm Human, Just Like Anybody Else.

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.

But When I Felt Like I Had Something To Prove? Then I Got Up Early Every Morning And Worked All Day Long. I Didn't Know If I Had Any More Talent Than Anyone Else Directing, But I Knew I Could Work Hard At It, And So I Did.

It's Been Reinforced To Me, And It's A Little Cliche, But I've Learned That You Can't Make A Movie That Even Works, Much Less That's Good, Without Really Good Writing And Really Good Acting. That Lesson Has Led Me To Not Be Distracted, So Much, By The Other Stuff Going On In Filmmaking And To Focus On The Essence Of A Story, And The Words And The Events And The Way That Those Are Interpreted By The Actors. That Philosophy Has Taken Me To A Place That I Really Like.

People Think You Have This Exciting And Romantic Life, Because You Project This Exciting, Romantic Life On Screen. But In Reality You're Just Doing The Same Thing As Everyone Else - You Know, Sitting Around Watching Tv With Your Gut Hanging Out, Playing With Your Kid, Or Even Sitting On The Toilet. You Know What's Weird? Even I'm Not That Interested In My Personal Life Any More.

I Have A Good Instinct For What's Real And What's Not. I Don't Have To Second-guess Myself.