I never really look back. I just approach life (taking) it one day at a time. I'm just really grateful.

I like being part of good movies and telling stories that mean something to me. I also like playing characters that I look up to.

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out.

Working on "Pieces of April" with Peter Hedges at a young age was really very powerful. It was a different kind of work. We shot that in 10 days and Peter was right there with us, right next to the camera. It was very grounded and I really liked working that way. I liked the way he directed us.

When I was on set I tried not to bug Steven Soderbergh too much. "Why did you put the camera there?" But he was very open to my questions and definitely being on his set was really thrilling because he's such a master.

I think now I'm just excited to continue directing and find stories that inspire me and bring those to the screen.

We didn't have the time to watch playback all the time so I depended on my team [All We Had].