I think I would have drank myself to death, literally, if I didn't just stop, once and for all when I did. I am not ever going to preach to anyone about drugs or drinking. But, for me, when they were around, I had no self control.

The film is made in the editing room.

Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film.

I got sober when I was 22 years old.

I have an awful memory, and I have a great memory. Meaning that, if I'm trying to remember something, I can't remember it. But my recall is fantastic.

There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.

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.