You're not really just a filmmaker that makes a movie good most of the time. It's everybody involved; it's a collective effort.

As you get older, there are different types of roles in people's lives at certain ages.

I really started acting when I was 12 when I was doing this television show called 'Jack & Bobby.'

When I receive a new role, I completely become my character.

A lot of times I'm on my own trying to find research material and things like that and trying to educate myself on the world and the film that I'm working on.

The filmmakers that I studied and appreciated growing up are the ones that are able to dictate their vision clearly to each department, and they know the language of how to communicate with each department well enough, so that their vision is clearly transferred to the screen. So I like to spend time on sets learning from all of the departments and seeing how they approach their jobs. It's not just filmmakers, you know? There's so many mediums involved. I love learning about all of the mediums.

For me, being able to be vulnerable is difficult, but it's just something that I feel comfortable doing. I need to fully understand why, the thought-process behind the character and I have to believe it. That comes from a lot of preparation.