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As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

I'm not particularly fond of the hybrid writer-director or actor-director.

As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.

I think part of the fun of being an actor is getting to work with different directors and seeing their take on it, what they're passionate about. They all have different ideas about your character.

I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.

I don't like waiting around for work, and sometimes as an actor you're forced into that position, so that's sort of how I got into writing, producing and directing.

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