What matters most with any regimen, whether it's to lose weight or stop drinking or smoking, is your willingness to seek help and your desire to say 'no more.

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

Don't worry about telling your actor what to do.

I was getting in trouble at school. I wasn't happy. The school was very much a school that created people for commerce and it wasn't an arty school.

It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes and build the scenes and invest in them. I think that's key and that's what I've learned from all the great directors I've worked with.