Quote

At this point in my life, I like the security of a job, while still having time for my young son and to pursue other creative work.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

My sons are precious to me and I have tried incredibly hard to strike the right balance between work and home life while being acutely aware that I haven't always got it right.

I love everything about my job, except being away from the kids.

I'm a father of four so whenever I'm not working my kids have their different sports, or plays, or school performances, so I don't do a whole lot of other stuff besides being a dad.

I'm a single father, I don't like to be away from my son. So I'll go out, make a film and come back. Repeat. And it's worked out very well for the last 11 years.

I had been the dutiful son and husband for so long, I had forgotten about living for myself.

Sometimes I do envision just being a stay at home mom but not working isn't an option for me currently.

I think you can have your career and still bring to your family something very, very special. There are some people who are born mothers, who don't want to work and just want to stay at home, and that's fantastic, but for me it was something very difficult.

I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer.