My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.
I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite.
It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.
What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit.
It's very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there's nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set.
It's easy to get jaded. It's easy to get lazy. It's easy to get too self-centric, like, 'Why me? What about my needs?' It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It's very tough. The town doesn't realize that its greatest resource is its people.
