If I could act in theater, my whole life, and never act in film or television again, and just direct the rest of my life, I would gladly do that.

Charlie Brown's good. I always had a little crush on that Lucy. I thought she was kind of a hot little brunette.

I like the fact that a modern television and modern drama on cable has characters that are really intricate and deep and have multiple layers.

The stage is a training ground and it's where you learn what's funny and what's successful.

I learned a lot, in terms of inspiring people. It became very clear to me, very early on, that directing a movie was a lot like being in a theater company.

When I was in high school, I was the guy directing plays after class. I started my first theater company at 19, and my second theater company at 21. I've always been a guy who doesn't do well with the passive nature of being an actor.

I was like, what the hell is my life coming to? I'm a trained actor! I've done Shakespeare and here I am having farting contests with an imaginary dog!