If You Want To Be Able To

Sometimes I Get Insecure About Being A Real Director Because I Look At The Great Directors, And They Have Such Command. But Maybe That Keeps Me Critical Of Myself. Maybe It Keeps Me Moving Forward.

Not That It Entirely Matters: There Is A Perception That All Actors Make Their Movies. A Lot Of People Assume You're Responsible. George Clooney Told Me Actors Get All Of The Blame And All The Credit.

(i) Try New Things And Give Myself Permission To Fail And Experiment Because Only That Way Can You Get Really Successful.

I've Consciously Taken On Material That's A Bit Too Much For Me But Not An Overreach. The First Movie, Just About Performances. 'the Town,' I Learned How To Work Broader Material, Develop Tension, Direct Bigger Scenes, Action Sequences. 'argo,' I Experimented With Film Stock, Widened The Scope Of My Geography.

There's A Lot Of Noise In The World, And The Internet Magnifies That Energy.