My work is always more emotional than I am. My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.

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

The rooms I tend to be in are pretty democratic and the best idea wins.

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

You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.

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

I feel that I'd rather know an actors' work, or have an instinct about them and sit down and have coffee with them, or I'll see them in something and I'll see if I can get along with them in some way, shape, or form.