Luckily, I Was Raised By People Whod

You're Not Directing An Actor Toward A Thing They Can't Achieve. Because Direction Is Elusive. When Directors Hold Respect For The Various Craftsmen And -women Who Are Telling The Story, It's The Greatest Result. I Think People Do Their Bravest Work When Given An Elusive Canvas.

I'm Interested In Flawed Protagonists. I Was Raised On Them.

It Sounds Like A Cliché, But Mother Is Really One Of My Closest Friends, And So's My Dad. He And I Weren't Very Close When I Was Younger, But Now We're Best Friends.

Unfortunately, Overall, Movies Are A Conglomerate. People Buy And Sell People In This Business, Which Can Get Really Ugly Unless You Have The Right Set Of Values And Understand Why You're Doing It. Luckily, I Was Raised By People Who'd Already Gotten To That Point, And Seen All The Yuck Stuff - Which Is Probably Why They Originally Didn't Want Me To Act.

We Like Our Archetypes And Heroes To Be What They Are At Face Value. And Life Doesn't Work Out Like That