I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.
I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.
My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.
So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.
My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.
There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about.