Knowing When To Say Something And When

One Thing I'm Most Proud Of, In My Movies, Is That I Think The Performances Are Super-strong, But That's Not All Me. I Think Part Of It Is Casting Appropriately.

I'm A Little Less Hungry As An Actor Than I Used To Be. When You're A Director, You're The Conductor Of The Orchestra, And When You're An Actor, You're Playing The Violin. There's A Thrill To Each Of Them, But As The Conductor, You Get The Fuller Sound.

The Attitude Of The Director Is Really Important, In Terms Of Setting Tone.

My Film School Is Making Movies. But, I Do Think That Being An Actor Has Served Me Immensely, As Both A Writer And Director, In Terms Of Knowing What Is Playable And What Will Be Fun To Play, For Actors, And Also How To Communicate To Actors On Set, And Not Screw Them Up And Get Them In Their Head.

No Matter How Dark Things May Get In A Story, I Feel It's The Responsibility Of The Storyteller To Leave The Audience With At Least A Shred Of Hope.