My first love is acting, but the reality is that I just don't get too many opportunities to stretch, and grow, and inspire myself as an actor, certainly not in terms of where I make money. Yeah, I can go off and do a play, but the reality is as a profession, directing is exponentially more satisfying.

To me, the punk rock kids I grew up with were really, really smart, and to me, respecting those kids was a really big deal.

Nothing would make my kids happier than to do another movie.

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.

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.

I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent and I thought would help further me along.

I've really enjoyed the independent film world. I've had a blast. But, the reality is that I really want to make bigger movies. If I could make movies that carry great characters and great performances and great pathos, and can have an explosion or two, that would be fine with me.