There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere remote? I have often wondered about the freedom that would bring.

If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.

I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive.

Ive always been pretty energetic.

It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.

I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

I think it was really crucial that the actress was age appropriate. There are films, such as An Education, where that wasn't the case, and I think that really affects how you receive what you're watching.