Knowing When To Say Something And When

One Man's Uplift Is Another Man's Sentimental Hooey.

You Can Say Something That Can Really Help And Actor And You Can Say Something That Can Really Get In The Way Of An Actor's Performance, Kind Of Cut Them Off From Their Instincts And Really Get Into Their Heads. And Every Actor's Different. Every Actor Requires Something Different. Being An Actor, For Me, Was The Greatest Training To Be A Writer And Director.

Each Film Is Difficult, In Its Own Particular Way. There's A Unique Set Of Challenges On Every Movie.

There Are Just Things You Can Explore In A Movie That You Can't In 22 Minutes With A Laugh Track.

Here's The Problem: I Don't Like Who I've Become When My Iphone Is Within Reach. I Find Myself Checking E-mails And Responding To Texts Throughout The Day With Some Kind Of Pavlovian Ferocity - It's Not A Conscious Act, But A Reflexive One.