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!

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.

Hollywood used to be run by artists and people who loved artists... people who wanted to make movies for all the right reasons. For the love. The Art. To tell stories. Yes to make money as well, but it was about both. Now I feel, it's mostly about bottom line and making money.

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.

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.

My tone and my style are reflected in the movies I choose to make. I want to make big movies. My dream is to be Jon Favreau or Ben Affleck.

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.