I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

[Truman Capote] was not only just selling his writing, but he was selling himself as a person.

If I'm directing actors, I learn about acting that way. If I'm acting, I learn about directing that way. Producing is just something that's come about because there's projects I find interesting that I would like to help get done.

Creating anything is hard.

I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.

The foibles of my body are pretty much out there in the work I do.

I had a father who was a traveling salesman.