Be careful of success; it has a dark side.

When I became successful, I put up a caution. I didn't think it was fair to have the shadow of that kind of success thrown on my family. And I was cautious about being taken by things that could destroy you.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

In fact you've got your hands tied behind your back when somebody chooses to take a low road in to you, there is nothing you can do about it, and so you just live with it and move on.

I was producing things I was acting in, but I had never directed and I felt it was time. I was looking for a piece of material that was about behavior and feelings. When I read Judith Guest's book, I thought, This is it.

I think you just keep going. I've been that way, my whole life.

Like all actors, I was open to taking on new challenges, including those outside my comfort zone.