I'm A Technician. I Don't Go For

Casting Is A Long Process For Me. I Take A Lot Of Time.

As Time Goes On, I Will Play Characters Who Get Older: I Don't Want To Be Some Botoxed Weirdo.

I Think It's Important That When People Are Struggling, That You Not Run Away From Them If You Love Them. Kristen, I Mean, I Look At The Room Tonight, You Know, Kristen Stewart And Claire Danes, Jennifer Lawrence, All These Young Women That I Worked With Who Basically Were Child Actors Like I Was A Child Actor. And Then I Feel Very Protective Of Them, Because Even Though I Think I Have Managed To Get Through The Process Relatively Sanely, I Have My Scars, And I Hope To Be In Some Ways A Member Of Their Family That's Out There Protecting Them.

I Saw Leaving College As An Opportunity To Do Something Different With My Life. I Always Thought That Becoming An Academic Was Going To Be My Path.

I'd Prefer Not To Act In The Film I'm Directing. I Think, Though, As An Actor, You Do Learn How To Turn Things On And Off Quickly And Kind Of Compartmentalize. You Learn To Accommodate The Camera And The Other Actors, To Notice Where The Boom Is And Where You Mark Is, And Be Able To Repeat Something A Few Times.