A typical day for me is I'm writing when I'm not directing.

When I am directing, it is much, much, much, much, much different. I'm a much more practical person in the world, I show up on time, I am very rigorous about scheduling, and I am very focused. But when I'm writing I am just a big, irresponsible mess and I'm just impossible to get in touch with, and I don't spend time with friends.

You have to escape to survive, as you must survive to escape.

When it's just a few scenes and a couple of actors behaving in a room, I feel very confident with that.

A typical day for me is I'm writing when I'm not directing.

We only have so much time.... Time will kill you – it really will.

I think, for me, when I direct my own work it's just an extension of the authorship.