The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.

My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.

I love actors, regardless of where they are in their skill level. There's something terribly satisfying about working with someone who's really learning.

There's something grueling but very appealing about rough, to-the-bone material in a low budget context. There's less between you and the material. There are less people. There is less time. There's often less technology. You have to concentrate very intensely, and you jump in a little deeper because there's nothing in your way... but there are challenges.

You have a lot more to give, the older you get. And you want to give it. I mean, some people want to give it. But there is a desire to pass down, to have a hand in the past and a hand in the future. There's a continuum.

For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.