I think everyone is given drama, by virtue of the fact that we all have drama in our lives, but not everyone can make people laugh.

It's always fun to play a bad guy because you get more to do. It's more arch. There's more energy to throw into it.

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!

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.

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.

You can inspire people to give you greatness, or you can micro-manage them into your own one specific kernel of an idea. To me, I think that when you inspire people to give their best, then you're going to get the best result.

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.