I don't generally watch the movie [ The House Of The Devil ]. It's sort of like hearing your voice on tape.

The bad guys, when they start getting picked off, they're upset that their friends died, too. But that's the thing. That's what life is. It's that weird gray area.

Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses.

Ethan [Hawke] just - they got along great. He got to act with a dog, for real, and it felt like Jumpy was acting with him. It was a surreal thing to watch. When you watch the movie [Valley of Violence], you just kind of accept it. But if you do think about how we show - there's a dog and a movie star interacting - and you buy it. That's crazy.

You have to. But I generally try - I'll creep in the back. I'll be outside. I'll pace around. I don't really get that nervous about whether people like [my films].

We can't make a giant sprawling movie. We're going to make a small movie. And what we got is what I could get, performance-wise.

It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget.