I've had some physically challenging roles.

To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

I don't really know where the rumors started. They just started. Because I saw a number of people rumored for the role and there was never any discussion, never any conversations. I think Chadwick Boseman is a great actor. I saw Get on Up and he killed that role. So, I think he's going to do a great job.

Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.

You have to be insane to direct.

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.

I like being New Orleans. Different aspects. You have the lake house. You have a huge, almost plantation-style house, so I like the different elements of the city and what the city has to offer and putting it on the screen.