I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

And so not only do you have to make that work, you can't really start putting the thing together in any form because some of the shots are very short and obviously many of them take so long, you're waiting months and months and months before you can see if it's going to be working emotionally.

The end is built into the beginning.

I don't think I've had a lonely moment in my life.

I think everything I do is based on my experience in the world in one way or another.

I have a background in theater, so I have experience with actors. I like actors - I used to be one.

When I found myself in that situation - that actors are like children, I tried to be successful. And when it worked and I figured out how to communicate that things were good - or at least okay - then I felt pleased.