Listen, Here's The Thing. If You Can't

Before The Days Of Video Village A Director Should Stand Right Next To The Camera, Look With His Naked Eye And If He Sees Something That Is Real To Him, He'd Look Up At The [camera] Operator And If He Gives The Look To Indicate He'd Seen It To, Then You Print And You'd Move On.

Now That I Have Kids, I'm Probably More Overprotective Than I've Ever Been. My Wife's Nickname For Me Is "red Alert." I Sometimes Check Just To See If The Kids Are Breathing. But I Try Not To Be A Helicopter Parent.

I'm Not Brad Pitt Or George Clooney. Those Guys Walk Into A Room And The Room Changes. I Think There's Something More... Not Average, But Everyman About Me.

I've Gotten Much Better At Multi-tasking. It's Hard, Though. But, Writing A Script Is Not Totally Focused. You're Taking Little Breaks, All The Time. If A Kid Runs In, You Give 'em A Horsey Ride. It's A Pretty Fluid Process.

Clint Eastwood Expects You To Know What You're Doing. He's Going To Take Two Giant Steps Back And Let You Do It. I Have Such Appreciation For That Part Of Him.