As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting to pretend like it never happened.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film.

CalArts was incredible for me. It's a school that I rave about and constantly want to give back to.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

There's lots of incredible roles out there that I'd love to tackle, but there's a select group of actors I find myself gravitating towards, like Philip Seymour Hoffman or Sean Penn or Daniel Day-Lewis - real transformational actors.