One Man's Uplift Is Another Man's Sentimental

The Attitude Of The Director Is Really Important, In Terms Of Setting Tone.

There Are Just Things You Can Explore In A Movie That You Can't In 22 Minutes With A Laugh Track.

My Film School Is Making Movies. But, I Do Think That Being An Actor Has Served Me Immensely, As Both A Writer And Director, In Terms Of Knowing What Is Playable And What Will Be Fun To Play, For Actors, And Also How To Communicate To Actors On Set, And Not Screw Them Up And Get Them In Their Head.

Acting On Stage Is Still My Favorite Thing To Do. And Everyone Who's Been In Musicals Knows That There Is Nothing More Fun.

And As A Filmmaker, I'm Trying To Unhook Myself From This Idea That Unless You Have A Brilliant, Long, Enormously Lucrative Theatrical Run, That Your Movie Somehow Failed. And I Don't Believe That.