I think there's a kind of elegance to it, to work within that framework where what you don't see is often more enticing.

The chance to tell personal, language-specific, culturally specific stories is really flourishing on TV and I think it's just the nature of movies and international demands that you need to get a much bigger audience. TV is more like independent film was. The forms of adult drama and certain kinds of sophisticated comedy, there's no room for them in the tentpole movie universe.

I think there's a kind of elegance to it, to work within that framework where what you don't see is often more enticing.

Opinions can't be inaccurate.

As far as casting, I'm there for every single person that's cast. Even if it's one word, I'm there for their auditions.

It's an ugly thing to see ambition and to see people satisfying themselves.

I was never really that worried about being a member of the Sopranos crew. I think it looks kind of fun to not have to work, to not have to take crap from anybody. And then there's the reality check in there, which is that you do have to work, you do have to take crap from people, and you can fail, and all these other things.