[Warren's Beatty] first film being with this very important director [Elia Kazan], I think we related on that in a big way. And I just was genuinely curious about his experiences in film, and about the people he knew.

I had an audition process that went on for a long time, and I got to spend a lot of time with the guys who are directing the film. Getting to be around them and being around the world a little bit has been the main experience so far. I did my audition on the Millennium Falcon for one of my screen tests, which was pretty cool.

Even though I grew up in L.A., no one in my family was in the movie industry.

I'd never worked with an actor-director before [Warren Beatty].

I honesty feel that each film has its own particular challenges.

I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid.

I've had that experience many, many, times - when you don't get roles. I'd developed a good muscle for shaking it off.