I Care About Reading, A Lot. It's

You Can Say Something That Can Really Help And Actor And You Can Say Something That Can Really Get In The Way Of An Actor's Performance, Kind Of Cut Them Off From Their Instincts And Really Get Into Their Heads. And Every Actor's Different. Every Actor Requires Something Different. Being An Actor, For Me, Was The Greatest Training To Be A Writer And Director.

I Learned To Choose My Battles. Sometimes I Let My Producer Deal With Something That I Didn't Want To Deal With.

The Reflexive Allergy To L.a. That A Lot Of New Yorkers Have, I Feel Like It's Kind Of Nonsense.

When I Write A Film, There's A Particular Thing I Am Wrestling With And The Question Or Concern I'm Dealing With Has To Be Big Enough For Me To Dedicate A Year Or Two Of My Life. If The Question Isn't Big Enough, Or Rich Enough, I'll Lose Interest.

I Don't Love Large Groups Of Men. I've Always Felt Like Something Terrible Could Happen When There Were No Women. If There Are Women Around, It Feels Like There's Less Of A Chance That Anyone Will Get Stabbed.