You'll never meet a nicer person, let alone a nicer actress, than Mary Steenburgen.

What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can for the director. They have a lot of questions, and your job is to have answers.

You're often trying to fix a script by shooting it.

It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location.

We always feel safest, I think, around the most dangerous person who's on your side, more than the nice good person who's on your side.

You're just always looking for something new. That's why a lot of people bounce between TV and movies. You have the ability to try something else.

What's great is when you're shooting at the same hotel you're living in, you finish shooting, put your stuff down, take an elevator and go to bed.