In The End, Winning Is Sleeping Better.

Going Back And Forth Between The Press And Something Like The Crucible Must Be Really Crazy And Intense.

Well, I Certainly Was Exposed To And Learned To Appreciate The Work Of Great Directors Early On. As A Kid, My Mother Used To Take Me To See Really Interesting Arty Films In Los Angeles.

I Don't Need To Be Tom Cruise. I Just Need To Work Forever.

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.

Adolescence Is A Tough One To Be A Child Actor.