There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.

I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.

My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I wanted to do light comedy.

There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character.

I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

One should make morals judgements for oneself.