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If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don't know the director. If there's a good screenplay, there's a chance that something good is going to happen.

I do a film because I like the story and I want to give life to a character - I don't necessarily have to agree with the director.

People think that I have some idea about how I choose my films. I make sure that I am doing the kind of films that I want to watch. You hear so many stories, and one of them will stand out and connect to you somewhere.

I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.

I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.

I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story.

If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me.

I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role.

I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.