When I Was About 16 Or 17,

A Lot Of Why I Do Something Is Just The Novelty Of The Experience.

You Can Do Things In Twin Scenes Now You Couldn't Before. You Can Implement Actual Moving Cameras.

I Do Subscribe To The Maxim That Generally Comedy Is Like Jazz. Either You Get It Or You Don't. You Can't Learn It And You Can't Be Taught It. I Don't Think That If You Are Not A Funny Person, You Can Fake It.

I've Never Acted Before In A Movie I've Directed. This Felt Like The Time To Do It Just Because The " Leaves Of Grass" Movie Itself Is So Much Of A Platform For The Lead Actor. It's Really Written For An Exciting Performance And It Really Depends On The Audience Watching An Extraordinary Actor Having A Great Time Pulling Off This Feat. It Makes Sense To Me As A Director To Act In Support Of That.

A Lot Of People Ask, "what Do You Pull On In Your Own Life From Your Character?" In All Honesty, It's Not Something That Really Works That Way For Me. I Tend To Look At These Things As An Imaginative Process And A Challenge Of Imagination And Empathy, To Some Degree. I Get Much More Out Of Meeting People Who Have Lived These Lives Than I Do Digging Around In My Own Limited Experiences.