When you're doing an action set piece, it's very similar to choreography in a way because it's shot that way. It's meticulous how it's rehearsed. I mean, you have no idea.

The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.

It was actually the opposite of what a director once said to me. He said, 'Remember, everyone is here to serve you.' And as he walked away, I thought to myself, 'It's exactly the opposite: I'm here to serve everyone.

I could never have been an accountant. I got a D in math.

My great joy in working on anything is stepping out in front of the camera and working with the actors.

I'd much rather fail than do something like 'The Chorus Line' movie, sanitized and Hollywoodized.

As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing it for two years.