It's very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there's nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set.
I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite.
It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.
What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit.
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.
It's easy to get jaded. It's easy to get lazy. It's easy to get too self-centric, like, 'Why me? What about my needs?' It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It's very tough. The town doesn't realize that its greatest resource is its people.
