As soon as the actor steps into the role, you probably can cut 50% of the lines because there's a person there now. And what a person does with their eyes, with their mouth, with their hands, the way they walk into a room, you can probably cut half the scene.

I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging.

I think everybody has a little bit of an asshole inside of them.

I write in the mornings. During my down time.

The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.

I never go overbudget on my movies.

I think it's important to have a good sense of humor and joke around with your kids. That's what I do a lot.