So many times you can't get a foot in the door unless you're already in the room.

I feel like I would have ultimately ended up pursuing acting. It probably would have been much more difficult and taken a lot longer for me to get into it professionally.

Their way of working [the Coen brothers] is always kept pretty mysterious. I was so curious to see how they make these movies. It was just such a joy - they seem to have so much fun making their movies.

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

But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in the best film school in the world.

Basically, Beautiful Creatures was the first lead that I had since Tetro, and it was a lesson in seeing what it's like to film a movie that's of a much bigger scale. It was a good initiation.

My parents weren't involved in show business but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house.