It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor because I get to play a cop, a racist cop and I've never done that before. It's nice to inhabit these other worlds especially when you get to work with great actors.

I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children. I've felt that need to want to raise a child. It's a creative urge.

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 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.

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.

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.