I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.

Quite honestly, it's too tough to get your movies made and then also to get out there and sell them.

I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.

I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.

I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.

Actors are con men and con men are actors.