I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.

I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.

Are you a polititcian or does lyin' just run in your family?

I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.

I'd like to think Helen very much understood what it was to be disadvantaged in the medical field. And that that was something that she never let dictate her choices.

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.

I learned from Francis Ford Coppola to treat the company like your family.