Really interesting things come because you don't know what the rules are, what you can and can't do.

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.

I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece.