Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy.

I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.

It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.

The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.

I'm getting bigger roles, and I'm on location more, and I have a wife and family. I'd rather work less, and I've started to implement that. It was either that or my wife would break my heart.

I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's a person, or two people, who have an absolutely monomaniacal passion to get these films made. That's what makes them happen. Sometimes, it takes years and years to finally get it done, but by never backing down, by never giving up, they get these films to the screen by hook or by crook.

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.