Directing Is Really Exciting. In The End,

On An Awards-show Day, I Can Play Basketball, Go In, Take A Shower And Put On A Tux - It Takes Me Three Minutes To Put On A Tux - And Be Out The Door In 15 Minutes.

Venice Is The Prettiest City I've Ever Seen. It Looks Like A Disneyland Ride.

I Have A Real Interest In Pushing Some Of The Limits Of Things That Studios Don't Want To Make.

I Had To Stop Going To Auditions Thinking, 'oh, I Hope They Like Me.' I Had To Go In Thinking I Was The Answer To Their Problem.

Acting Is One Element In A Film. Directing Is Sort Of The Painter Using All Of Those Elements - Sound And Music And Camera And Putting It All Together. And That Can Be Fun And Exciting. If You Fail, It's Incredibly Upsetting - Much More Upsetting Than When You're An Actor. But When You Succeed It's Incredibly, Incredibly Exciting, So I Like The Risk Of It All.