It's Not Easy To Tell A Story

There's Something In Human Nature, The Trying-to-get-on-with-it Quality Of People, The Struggle To Maintain Or Keep The Show Going Can Be Exhausting. It Just Seems Like That Element Of Trying To Move Forward While Things Are Breaking Down... Obviously, It's Always Been The Backdrop For A Lot Of Great Literature And Great Cinematic Characters, But Aside From That, I'm Just Drawn To It Because That Feels Honest To Me.

I Like Complicated Characters.

I'm Happy To Report That Everybody Whose Face I've Wanted To Punch On Earth Has Already Been Punched.

When I Was A Kid, I Was Obsessed With This Idea Of Opening A Restaurant Back In Indiana On A Little Pond. The Guests Would Order Their Dinner And Then Take A Little Boat Out With A Colored Flag On The Front Of It. When The Matching Color Of The Flag On Their Boat Went Up On A Flag Pole, Their Dinner Was Ready!

I Had Interest In Acting. I Started As A Drama Major In College. I Got To School And Said, "what Am I Going To Do With This?" But I Didn't Know Anybody In The Business, And It Seemed Like - I Don't Know. I Had A Teacher Who Said "less Than 1 Percent Of You Will Ever Make A Living Being An Actor." That Was How We Opened The Semester.