Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.

I think acting is getting better and better.

Nothing else counts except what you want.

Actors are embracing a new aesthetic, which is leaning more toward truthful and simple and direct, as opposed to what we would normally call sitcom acting.

If I had my choice, I would do the same little independent films, but they would have $100 million budgets, so I could get paid a fortune and hang out in a huge trailer.

One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.

Ultimately, a more experienced director realizes that you've got to stop sometime and just move on. They're braver about that.