I look for really great characters. I say great because as long as they're really good, there's something you can do. And really good storytelling. And when people ask me what the story is, I say it's really several stories really. They're intermeshed.

Acting is very competitive. There are few good scripts out there and the ones that are good are very competitive. You look at your options and often times they're not too appealing.

The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.

I think we're all actors. There's this friend of mine who's a great drummer, and he said, "I never thought I'd be a drummer, but I got really good at it. I always feel like I'm an actor playing the drums." His real calling was that he was going to be a magician. That's what he felt like he wanted to do. If you decide to act like a journalist, you'll probably be a better journalist than just being a journalist. What you're doing is, you're taking the executive role and stepping outside yourself so that you're able to make more objective decisions.

As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.

I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.

I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play for me.