Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things.
I look at careers like Ben Stiller and think that's a great career to have where you're doing movies that you write and direct, and also act in films, although he's primarily an actor.
It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre.
Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.
I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.
I knew how to act and had studied acting and enjoyed it, but I'd never pushed myself to really perform as an actor, and create a role, and have the whole character's backstory.