I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.

Clint Eastwood just runs an incredibly tight ship, but it's really laid back.

If we listen to the better angels of our nature, there are creative and good solutions to serious problems.

Clint Eastwood enables and allows things to happen. You walk on some sets and it's like walking into an emergency room. It's like, "Come on guys, we're just making a movie here." That tension runs into the performances and into the movie.

If you work at something, you get better at it.

All you have in the end is to look back and like the choices you've made.

There are people who just collect a bunch of footage and then edit it later. You definitely feel more protected when a director is moving on when you've actually felt something happen and you know they're watching intently.