It's hard to explaining exactly what happened, but I felt in that moment that the divine, however we may choose to define such a thing, surely dwells as much in the concrete and taxi cabs as it does in the rivers, lakes, and mountains. Grace, I realized, is neither time nor place dependent. All we need is the right soundtrack.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Each film is difficult, in its own particular way. There's a unique set of challenges on every movie.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

In writing scripts now, having made a film, I'm much more conscious of what it means to shoot and edit a movie, and that affects the writing.

Acting on stage is still my favorite thing to do. And everyone who's been in musicals knows that there is nothing more fun.