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.

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.

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

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.

I've always been a guy that doesn't do well waiting for people to say, "You can act." It's always been a part of me.

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.