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I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.

As a director, you see something in someone; you know it's there, you just got to go get it. You do that with any actor. That's your job.

Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.

As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.