I Cannot Believe In God When There

When I Was Growing Up, Books Took Me Away From My Life To A Solitary Place That Didn't Feel Lonely. They Celebrated The Outcasts, People Who Sat On The Margins Of Society Contemplating Their Interiors. . . Books Were My Cure For A Romanticized Unhappiness, For The Anxiety Of Impending Adulthood. They Were All Mine, Private Islands With Secret Passwords Only The Worthy Could Utter.

I Really Did Feel Like I Was Surrounded By Family Members. I Didn't Have A Dad, And I Remember There Were All These Guys - In The Old Days, There Were No Women, Except A Makeup Artist Or, Occasionally, A Script Supervisor. So There Were Just Guys Who Taught Me How To, You Know, Whittle Wood, Or How To Pull Focus, And What The Camera Was Doing. And If I Was Being Bratty, They'd Sit Me Down And Tell Me. There Were Lots Of Rules About Not Being Late And Making Sure That You Didn't Spill Anything. So It Felt A Little Bit Like I Was In A Family.

I Absolutely Love Religions And The Rituals. Even Though I Don't Believe In God, We Celebrate Pretty Much Every Religion In Our Family With The Kids.

Acting, For Me, Is Exhausting. I'm Always More Energized By Directing. It's More Intense To Direct. I Can Pop In And Express Myself, Then Pop Out Again. It's A Huge Passion For Me.

Normal Is Not Something To Aspire To, It's Something To Get Away From.