There is nothing in this world that I am prouder of than my ability to feel, to survive and, yes, to be a fool for what I love and believe in.

Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility.

My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant.

I don't think there is anything good about fame. 'Tables in restaurants.' People say that but, then again, why don't you just call the day before? Or go eat somewhere else?

There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.

I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.

My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.