It's Difficult To Make Any Kind Of

I Started Acting When I Was 13 Years Old And I Feel Like I Really Admire Actors Who Are These Kind Of Amazing Shape-changing People, That They Almost Can Turn Themselves Into Other People.

Directing Is Like Putting Together A Collage.

A Good Movie Humanizes People.

What I Learned About Acting, From My Experiences Directing, Is Why So Many Producers And Directors Don't Like Actors. You Go Through All Of This Work Securing A Location, Figuring Out How To Get Electricity There, How To Get Trucks Parked Where They Need To Be, And Where Catering Is Going To Come From. And If The Actors Don't Come Up With Some Magic, It Actually Didn't Matter. That Creates A Lot Of Animosity Towards The Actors.

Depression Is A Real Demon In The Woods For A Lot Of Creative People, You Know? It's Part Of What The Documentary Is Trying To Be About For Me, Finding Balance, Where The Beauty That Is Attainable In The Creative Arts Can Be Matched With The Scratchy Roughness Of Regular Life.