Maybe If We Sit Out For The

If You're Just An Actor You're Reactive. You're Saying, "well, I Hope Hollywood Gives Me A Role, Or Gives Me A Chance At A Role," Whereas If You Can Generate Your Own Content, Then You Can Go Where You Want To Go.

I Started Really Young, Like 12 Or 13, And Then I Started Doing School Plays. We Had A Really Good Drama Department, So The Kind Of Drama-geek Stigma Wasn't Really There In My High School.

Most Films And Directors Lose Their Nerve And Want To Indicate [emotions] A Bit More, To Show That Their Story Is Clear. I'm Not Saying That's A Good Thing; As An Actor Its Anathema To Good Acting, But To Have Someone With The Confidence To Say That Should I Be Utterly Natural And Minimalist Is Great.

I Think What Makes A Good Actor's Director Is Somebody Who Understands What I'm Doing And Is Respectful Of It, But Who Also Has A Vision And Is Directing Me Toward Their Vision In A Way That Feels Productive.

Maybe If We Sit Out For The Next Few Years And Let Clint Eastwood Get A Little Experience, He's Going To Be A Good Director.