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'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.

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

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.

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.

Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.