There's so much confidence and freedom that comes from that way of doing things. Robert Altman and Alan Rudolph make the set the place to be. It's fun. It's a kind of creative freedom that's really inspiring. Altman loved actors so much. He was a great mentor for me, really.

Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying.

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.

I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that person's experience.

You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.

I've always done roles that really appealed to me on a gut level and which I found inspiring.