I Guess Maybe I'm Idealistic.

I Grew Up In Evanston And Lived In Chicago For A Long Time, In Old Town And Wrigleyville. I Did Three Films When I Was In High School. The First Was 'class,' With Rob Lowe. I Had A Supporting Role In That.

Well, Acting Itself Is A Form Of Rebellion, Always. Getting Up There In Front Of People, Telling Stories - You're Kind Of Going Against The Grain To Begin With, Wanting To Do That, Don't You Think? Why Else Would You Do It? Except Maybe As Kind Of A Way To Affirm Your Very Existence.

I Read Noam Chomsky. I Like Some Of Gore Vidal's Stuff.

No, Actors Go Out With Actresses As A Form Of Self-flagellation.

I Wanted To Just Be A Filmmaker, And I Thought I Wanted To Do All The Aspects, And It Seemed Like As A Producer Was The Best Way To Do It, Because I Could Have... You Never Have Control On A Movie, But You Have As Much Control As You Can. You Can Push It Through, And You Can Hire The Right People.