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I really think of myself just as a filmmaker.

I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting.

The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.

From the moment you say 'action,' this is the fun part - things should happen that surprise you, excite you, scare you, turn you on, make you laugh. If things aren't surprising you, when you say 'cut,' whisper things to the actors that will make them do things that do surprise you.

I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.

I'm not the kind of filmmaker who's going to go from one thing to the next. I often wish I was that filmmaker, but I'm just not.

The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.

I don't necessarily see myself as an experienced filmmaker just because I've been in a few movies.

I enjoy editing when I'm directing, but when someone else is directing, that's their film to cut.