One of the hardest things about my job is that there kind of is no one rulebook that applies to all situations.

And the joy of my job - and it's really true - is that it's constantly evolving and changing.

What I learned about acting, from my experiences directing, is why so many producers and directors don't like actors. You go through all of this work securing a location, figuring out how to get electricity there, how to get trucks parked where they need to be, and where catering is going to come from. And if the actors don't come up with some magic, it actually didn't matter. That creates a lot of animosity towards the actors.

If you don't give inspiration an opportunity, it will never arrive.

Often you see a famous actor who says they produced something, when all they did was claim to have an idea at a dinner party and make three phone calls.

It's always a unique challenge when you're working with somebody where English is their second language.

People are conditioned to just you know, like, you know we're like little birdies going to the bird feeder you know, or the little cows going to the salt lick. We just like what we've seen before.