I think casting is really important. Finding the right sensibility for the right part is an art in itself. If you're off there, you make it harder on yourself as a director. And it's fun to work that out with the actors. I don't think there's any magic to directing actors. It's very instinctual. Working with actors is really one of my favorite creative moments of the whole process, and the most fun, because it's collaborative. I spend a lot of time rehearsing. I'm very rehearsal-oriented, probably because I have some background in theater. I like knowing what will work beforehand.

The rules of parenting have changed. By the modern definition, we were a generation of neglected children.

Being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely.

Yeah, a memory's never finished, if you really think about it.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in.

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles.