Writer-directors are a little bit more liberal, rather than having just the writer on the set, because I think sometimes the writer becomes too precious with the words. If you're a writer-director, you can see what you're doing and see your work in action, so I think you can correct it right there and still not compromise yourself.

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director.

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I'm old enough to never say never. I never had a grand plan with what I was going to do. There are some movies that I would like to be involved with, but I'm trying to be a working actor.

You cant act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the way you think is right.

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series.

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically Chicago is my home.