I've always been schizophrenic; I've never been interested in limiting myself.

When you're directing, I feel like I'm playing all the parts, without the make-up. I really get into the heads of the characters.

I love working with actors. I love to see what they're going to do. There's just something very thrilling and satisfying with being involved with something, all the way through the process [making movie].

Every time I act in something, I learn something about what the director is doing. One feeds the other.

Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration and scenes were added after the fact.

And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture.

I met Steve McQueen once. Well, met isn't really the right word.