I don't think you should sit around and wait for people to give you an opportunity to express yourself or do your work, or whatever. Actors have to be producers and writers have to be producers.

You can do things in twin scenes now you couldn't before. You can implement actual moving cameras.

I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.

You know when somebody really knows what they're drawing from and you can feel it when you see the movie.

I had a huge advantage with Edward Norton because he's directed a movie before, so one thing he appreciates is how hard my job is, he's very sensitive to that. We actually ended up finishing "Leaves of Grass" a day early.

In drama, I think, the audience is a willing participant. It's suspending a certain kind of disbelief to try to get something out of a story.

When people come together too young, they try to become one person. As you get older, you realize that you don't want to become one person because then you lose the person you are.