We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow.

In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.

I still have the art projects my kids made for me 20 years ago. I cherish them, crude and silly as some of them may be.

There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on your feet. You have to adhere to strict deadlines and budget constraints.

I'm not a Luddite, but I'm outside more than I'm on my computer. We have a micro-farm - it's a step up from a garden. We have a pretty extensive vineyard. We grow about 60 percent of our own food, make our own wine, have chickens for eggs.

People are beautiful wrecks.

This is one of the benefits, as well as one of the difficulties of directing a member of your family. You know where the buttons are. You can push them if you want.