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.

We love the quality in a person, who can see themselves clearly and isn't ashamed of who they are.

Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.

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.

It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.

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

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