I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching.

I didn't choose BYU, I like to think it chose me.

I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.

Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works ... Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or intense the claustrophobia could be inside your average family car.

But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't have expected him to be - taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend's wife.

I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes.

And I've got some screenplays and plays ready to dip into when I need to.