I spent a lot of time making music and touring around the country and living the weird life. I was just trying to keep a job and get by. So in a lot of ways, I went through a strange version of film school. So you live through a lot of things, and put them into your work.

You want to be entertaining to some degree. But honesty is always entertaining to me.

I was too crazy in my teenage years and I wasn't doing anything that made any sense.

To me, the screenplay only becomes the Bible of the film after the actors have been cast.

I know that some great actors can transform, and that's fine. But I come from the school of thought that people put a version of themselves in their films.

I'm such a fan of actors, and also enjoy watching them work, so that I can help their acting in any way I can.

I like to see people put themselves into films, which is part of the reason why I love Woody Allen films so much - I believe his actors' work. I have a feeling that many actors in his films are similar to their characters, and I like that.