If you've ever had somebody try to sell you something - people who can sell, they really are not manipulating you. They are selling themselves.

All human stories are interesting. You don't put a kid in a show because you need a device. They have a story, too.

Opinions can't be inaccurate.

That's the miracle of telling a story in film: You can express something inside someone's mind.

Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?

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.

I have this amazing team that I trust. I completely go with their decisions on things. I don't have to go in and micromanage everything. And I think the other thing is, you start to sort of... I wouldn't say relax, because I've never relaxed. But I've tried to have more confidence in the things I like, or the things other people like. That's really the big thing in this job, to second-guess yourself all the time.