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.

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 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 so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying.

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

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

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