Just to set the record straight, a salary for a given on-screen performance does not include the right to invade anyone’s privacy, to destroy someone’s sense of self.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a project.

It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.

Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.