Creating something is all about problem-solving.

I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

I had a father who was a traveling salesman.

Being with a kid always takes you to being a kid somehow, and they really are showing me a childhood I might not have had in some way.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

My mother's a staunch feminist, so I grew up with very strong feminist messages. As a result, I battled her in my teenage years because my image of being a man was a deformed one.