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Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

As a director, you see something in someone; you know it's there, you just got to go get it. You do that with any actor. That's your job.

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act.

Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been there and knowing how much is really being asked of actors that helps me.

It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's a lot easier than acting because you're orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes you're trying to second-guess what people want.

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director. I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with my life. In my life, as far as my career goes, I always felt, as an actor, that it was something that would just be a temporary thing that would get me to what I wanted to do next. That's what my acting did.