What I've discovered is, really, acting is acting is acting. It's all the same. Seventy-five percent of the skills are the same in both media.

Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.

I'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.

I've discovered that I can't trust the ratings board at all, because they have - to my mind - a perverted point of view about what's appropriate for children. They think that if you see any part of a male or female anatomy, we have to protect children from it, which is not true, and they think almost any level of violence is okay for children, which is absolutely not true... They're really off the mark.

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

You'd much rather act with a pal, someone you know really well. That way, you can cut all the niceties and go right to insulting each other.

A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as possible.