It's priceless what you learn when you actually do. It's like going to film school times eleven. The best education is effectively to be functioning in the occupation that you want to take on.

When I do an accent I commit fully and take it very seriously.

You have to be steadfast, and right now I'm on a stream train forward to make.

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years.

I completely bombed the audition... I was insecure, stopping and starting. I went to the bathroom and cried.

When I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.

I'll be totally honest in that I feel tremendously lucky that I am offered incredible jobs all the time to direct, but the problem that I have just personally is that there are only so many years in my life to dedicate to certain projects. When you're directing something that's generally two years of your life, you have to understand that. If I'm going to pour that kind of love and energy and sweat and heartache, all that juju into something, I'm going to lean into my own projects before someone else's.