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I still haven't made a film that defines who I am.

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.

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.

There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.

When I audition for something, I don't even want to think about who the other actors are in it, who's directing it.

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.

There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, 'This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role.' I pretend I'm the producer and I think, 'If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part,' and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it.

You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character.