I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did it well or not depended on who the director was.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do, the more I liked it.
As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it.
I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.
As a filmmaker and film student, I think it's really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things.
Many times I felt like I'd do better than what the director did, but some of them got a little discouraged because they didn't have full charge of making the film, and sometimes there'd be battles of egos.
As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just do things and work with good people.
The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.
I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.
As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what I feel like I should have been doing all along.