You kind of notice what's going on in your body, and you can kind of feel a certain tightening, or fear, which is something that, as an artist, I've kind of befriended. I can pretty much count on it for anything that I engage in - that thing like, "Am I going to be able to pull this off?" Well, what am I gonna do with this feeling? The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about it. So you pay attention to what you might need.

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me.

We're here for such a short period of time.

Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.

Sometimes you feel you're making something really special and when it comes out you might still feel that way but for some reason it doesn't get the audience. So many things have to come together to get a creatively successful and financially successful film.

My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life.