I think one of the things that saved me is that I never put all my eggs in one basket.

I can be tough on actors, but I also let them know early on in our relationship what I expect from them.

I worked with creative people who were very demanding of me, and they helped me reach performances that I never could have gotten on my own without being pushed and having trust in them. And so I know the best way to get the best performance of an actor, and that's not to coddle them or to baby them. It's to help them; it's to push them.

An actor is like an instrument, tune them, play them the right way.

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.

My sympathies go out to the young performers today because they are under a microscope in a way I wasn't. Now everybody's got a camera phone and can record at will or take pictures of you. It's just a different world. I don't know how I would have fared back then.

I've found joy, peace and perspective. Those are very good things to have.