I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety.

I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition.

I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film I'm making no money - probably losing money. But if I'm doing a studio film, I'll make a decent wage. I can live for a year without working.

Recently I was directing an episode of 'Glee' and I lost my cell phone - and I didn't have time to buy a new one for three weeks. Well, the first few days I was anxious as hell, suffered the delirium tremens, didn't think I could make it through, etc. Then something kind of curious happened - I began to feel great.

My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.

Look, I'm an actor, I don't profess to understand much of anything

I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'