I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

You can say something that can really help and actor and you can say something that can really get in the way of an actor's performance, kind of cut them off from their instincts and really get into their heads. And every actor's different. Every actor requires something different. Being an actor, for me, was the greatest training to be a writer and director.

We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

There's something touching about a kid who's reading a book that's printed on actual paper. I think that anything that kids start reading, within reason, can lead to other discoveries.

I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.

I have great people surrounding me and helping me out. I'm totally in love with directing movies and I hope to do more of it.