You Can't Control Everything That Comes To

I'm Not A Very Methodologically Pure Actor. Almost Every Time That I Start, I Feel Completely At Sea. Always At The Beginning I Feel Like A Fraud, Really, Because I'm Never Sure How To Get Started.

In Drama, I Think, The Audience Is A Willing Participant. It's Suspending A Certain Kind Of Disbelief To Try To Get Something Out Of A Story.

If There's A Criteria That Really Gets Me Interested In A Work Besides Any Type Of Personal Interaction With The Theme, It's If I Feel Like This Is The Right Piece Of Work For That Director At That Moment In Their Career.

I've Never Acted Before In A Movie I've Directed. This Felt Like The Time To Do It Just Because The " Leaves Of Grass" Movie Itself Is So Much Of A Platform For The Lead Actor. It's Really Written For An Exciting Performance And It Really Depends On The Audience Watching An Extraordinary Actor Having A Great Time Pulling Off This Feat. It Makes Sense To Me As A Director To Act In Support Of That.

If You Try To Make Interesting Films, You're Going To Be Disappointed Most Of The Time. I Choose Just Not To Look At It That Way.